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Apr 10, 2019 · However, as a story about grief, loss and loneliness, The Ice Palace is a haunting tale about the frozen worlds of our own making. This is my 14th book for #TBR40. I can’t quite remember how it came into my possession, but I think it was a review copy sent by Penguin.
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‘The Ice Palace’ is a short story by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940), originally published in the Saturday Evening Post in May 1920. The story is about a southern belle who becomes engaged to a man from the North; however, she almost freezes to death in an ice palace at a winter carnival and this leads her to rethink the ...
The complete review's Review: The Ice Palace is an eerily disturbing read. In simple, poetic language it tells a fairly simple if devastating tale of friendship and childhood. It's a tale of losing and lost innocence, but unlike almost any other. Unn is the new girl in this Norwegian town.
- Tarjei Vesaas
- The Ice Palace
- Novel
- 1963 (Eng. 1966)
Jun 27, 2018 · It is an extraordinary book that often reads more like poetry than prose. The protagonists are two 11-year-old girls, Siss and Unn, and the setting is a small rural community in Norway. Outgoing Siss is well-liked by her classmates and is their undisputed leader. However, when a new girl appears in their midst, the harmony is disturbed.
Apr 3, 2008 · Aside from the rather amazing story of The Ice Palace, with its layers of symbols and possible interpretations, what really captures the imagination is the prose: chilly, sad, and haunting; yet not without colour. It’s poetry, and what makes it even more special is that it’s a translation.
Jan 12, 2022 · Each winter all but the fast-flowing core of the falls freezes over forming spectacular castle-like ice formations. The ice palace attracts visitors from all over the district in the winter months and is a source of fascination for the children.
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Nov 23, 2013 · The Ice palace takes place in the raw scenery of the Norwegian late autumn. The evening roaring heralds the strengthening of the ice covering the nearby lake, and in the shadow, on the roadsides unnamed creatures are skulking. But you are not afraid of darkness, Siss, are you?
