![]() ![]() World War I rages on, yet the city and its inmates carry on with their lives like every other day. The year is 1918 and the place is Reykjavik. With his back pressed to the cliff, the man appears to have merged with his own shadow, become grafted to the rock.” ![]() “A low moan escapes the man standing over the kneeling boy. It culminates in an explosive climax as the motorcycle reaches the point where he stands, it’s rumble heightening to a deafening roar. ![]() As the roar of the engine loudens every minute, so does the actions of the boy. It’s raw, yet poetic prose is profoundly visible in the very first chapter, which shows a boy performing fellatio, set against the rumble of an approaching motorcycle. Originally written in Icelandic by Sjón and translated to English by Victoria Cribb, Moonstone perfectly captures the Nordic essence in its prose. It is also an excellently written LGBTQIA novel, exploring the lives and habits of queer individuals at a time when such practices were no less than crimes. It is one such feeling that the entirety of Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón evoked within me. One where the reader is transported to an entirely new world, to meet an ensemble of interesting characters and to experience something never experienced before. ![]() Immersive reading is an atmospheric experience. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |