Paradise Reclaimed
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Paradise Reclaimed is a novel by Icelandic Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness that follows an Icelandic farmer’s spiritual and physical journey from his homeland to Mormon settlements in 19th-century Utah.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Halldór Laxness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAward | Nobel Prize in Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAwardedYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Icelandic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mormon settlements in Utah
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rural Icelandic life ⓘ |
| follows |
physical journey from Iceland to Mormon settlements in Utah
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spiritual journey of an Icelandic farmer ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ religious fiction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
multiple languages ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | social realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Steinar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of spiritual idealism and disillusionment
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portrayal of Mormonism from an Icelandic perspective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Icelandic ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | farmer ⓘ |
| setting |
Iceland
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Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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identity ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ religion ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ utopianism ⓘ |
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