Úa

by Halldór Laxness

Úa er leikgerð Kristnihalds undir Jökli. Hinar óviðjafnanlegu persónur sögunnar stíga fram á leiksvið: biskup, Umbi, Hnallþóra, séra Jón Prímus, dr. Godman Sýngmann, Tumi Jónsen. Og loks hin dularfulla Úa sjálf: prestkona, klausturmær, flyðrumóðir í Buenos Aires, Guðrún Sæmundsdóttir frá Neðratraðkoti, G. Sýngmannsdóttir, „kvenmynd eilífðarinnar“.

184 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Born Halldór Guðjónsson, he adopted the surname Laxness in honour of Laxnes in Mosfellssveit where he grew up, his family having moved from Reyjavík in 1905. He published his first novel at the age of only 17, the beginning of a long literary career of more than 60 books, including novels, short stories, poetry, and plays. Confirmed a Catholic in 1923, he later moved away from religion and for a long time was sympathetic to Communist politics, which is evident in his novels World Light and Independent People. In 1955 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.