TY - BOOK AU - Halldór Laxness AU - Thompson,J.A. AU - Freeman,John TI - Independent people T2 - Everyman's library SN - 9781841593975 (hbk.) U1 - 839.6 LAX 23 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Everyman's Library, KW - Sheep ranchers KW - Iceland KW - Fiction KW - Fathers and daughters KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - fast KW - Social conditions KW - Epic fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published in two volumes as Sjálfstætt fólk in 1934-35"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references N2 - "An epic tale of a stubborn sheep farmer named Bjartur of Summerhouses who decides to spit in the direction of his country's pagan traditions, and its landowners, making his way alone."-- ER -