The Fish Can Sing

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The Fish Can Sing is a celebrated coming-of-age novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, set in early 20th-century Reykjavík and known for its lyrical style and gentle satire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED
authorAward Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED
authorAwardedTo Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED
authorNationality Icelandic
countryOfOrigin Iceland NERFINISHED
genre coming-of-age fiction
literary fiction
hasAudience adult readers
readers of world literature
hasCulturalContext Icelandic culture
Nordic literature NERFINISHED
hasNarrativeForm prose
hasOriginalTitleLanguage Icelandic
hasSettingCharacteristic transition from rural to urban life
urban Iceland
hasTheme Icelandic society
belonging
coming of age
identity
isCelebrated true
languageOfWorkOrName Icelandic
literaryMovement 20th-century Icelandic literature
literaryStyle lyrical
satirical
narrativeTone gentle satire
notableFor depiction of early 20th-century Reykjavík
gentle satire
lyrical style
originalLanguage Icelandic
setInLocation Reykjavík NERFINISHED
setInPeriod early 20th century
workOf Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED

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Halldór Laxness notableWork The Fish Can Sing