{"product_id":"osmann-9781916725348","title":"Osmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eÓ\u003c\/em\u003es\u003cem\u003emann, Ferryman of the North\u003c\/em\u003e, Joachim B. Schmidt delivers his most accomplished novel to date: a luminous work of historical fiction inspired by the true life of Jón Magnússon Ósmann (1862–1914), a legendary ferryman from northern Iceland. In lyrical, myth-infused prose, Schmidt portrays love, loss and resilience on a remote fjord in the north of the country.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years, Ósmann has rowed people, animals, and goods across the icy waters of Skagafjörður, becoming a figure of near-mythic stature. A fisherman and a winter seal hunter, a poet, drinker and devout believer, he shelters the needy and lives in close communion with a landscape where elves, ghosts and faith coexist. His generous spirit extends to friendships and to three great loves, yet his life is marked by profound loss: children die in infancy, friends drown or emigrate, and modernity slowly encroaches on the valley he has always known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with fluid, lyrical prose and a deep sense of place, Ósmann blends history, myth and human vulnerability to evoke a vanished way of life at the edge of the Arctic. Beautiful, moving and quietly powerful, it confirms Schmidt — already well known to English-language readers for \u003cem\u003eKalmann \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eKalmann and the Sleeping Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e — as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary European fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joachim Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48610709438715,"sku":"9781916725348","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_3d4742d7-d7c9-4073-a596-01526596600e.jpg?v=1777488977","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/osmann-9781916725348","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}