The Heart of Man

The final installment of Jón Kalman Stefánsson's Trilogy About the Boy is a profound exploration of life, love and desire written with a sublime simplicity.

After coming through the blizzard that almost cost them everything, the postman Jens and the boy are far from home in a fishing community at the edge of the world. It is a strange place, with otherworldly inhabitants, including flame haired Alfheidhur, who makes the boy wonder whether it is possible to love two women at once; he had believed his heart was lost to Ragnheidur, the daughter of the wealthy merchant in the village, to which he must now return.

Set in the awe-inspiring wilderness of the extreme north of Iceland, The Heart of Man, the final book in Jón Kalman Stefánsson's audacious Trilogy About the Boy, is a profound exploration of life, love and desire, written with a sublime simplicity.