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Sixty kilograms of knockouts

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The novel "Sixty Kilograms of Knockouts," published in Iceland in 2021 and winner of the Icelandic Literary Prize, continues the beloved story of Gösta Eilívsson. An 18-year-old boy, by force of circumstances, becomes the breadwinner of a large family. In dire straits, he refuses to give in to despair, but seeks love and a path to a different, better life.
Halgrim Helgason has created a powerful epic, depicting the history of the Icelandic people in a distinctive style where humor and the grotesque coexist with profound drama, powerful imagination, and an unconditional love for one's native land.
This is both a coming-of-age novel and a historical work about the sweeping shifts in Icelandic society at the turn of the 20th century, associated with the rise of the herring industry in Northern Iceland. For the novel's characters, the changes taking place in society are inseparable from interpersonal relationships, as well as from the need to take into account Icelandic nature, which can be quite harsh on people.
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