Illska La Maldad Eirikur Orn | Norddahl Mobi

Illska (translated as Evil or La Maldad ) is a 2012 award-winning novel by Icelandic author . Spanning over 500 pages, it is a complex, experimental work that examines the nature of historical trauma, contemporary extremism, and the "banality" of evil in a modern context. Plot Summary

Set around 2010 in the wake of the Icelandic financial crisis, the story follows three central figures whose lives collide in Reykjavík: Illska La Maldad Eirikur Orn Norddahl mobi

: A sophisticated neo-Nazi PhD student whom Agnes becomes "archaeologically" attracted to while researching her thesis. Illska (translated as Evil or La Maldad )

: Norðdahl seeks to integrate Iceland into broader world history, challenging the national self-image of "innocence" by highlighting the country's history of racism and nationalism. : Norðdahl seeks to integrate Iceland into broader

: It won the 2012 Icelandic Literary Prize for fiction and the Transfuge Award for best Scandinavian fiction in France.

: Some readers find the dense, experimental style and multiple narrative threads challenging or confusing to follow. MOBI and Digital Availability