The Lost Musicians

by William Heinesen, Glyn Jones (Translator)

Overview

Set in the Faroese town of Torshavn at the beginning of the 20th century, this is the story of a group of musicians - the Boman Quartet - who find sanctuary in their music amid a series of dramatic and tragic events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781903517505
Publisher:	Dedalus, Limited
Publication date:	12/04/2006
Series:	Dedalus Europe Series
Edition description:	New
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

William Heinesen (1900-1991) was born in Torshavn in the Faroe Islands, the son of a Danish mother and Faroese father, and was equally at home in both languages. Although he spent most of his life in the Faroe Islands he chose to write in Danish as he felt it offered him greater inventive freedom. Although internationally known as a poet and a novelist he made his living as an artist. His paintings range from large-scale murals in public buildings, through oil to pen sketches, caricatures and collages. It is Dedalus's intention to translate all of William Heinesen's 7 novels into English.