{"product_id":"kalmann-paperback","title":"Kalmann - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoachim Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamie Lee Searle\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This atmospheric crime thriller laced with humor--described by some as an Icelandic \u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eis set in the village of Raufarhöfn in\u003cbr\u003e the far north of the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kalmann Odinsson is the self-appointed Sheriff of his town. Day by day, he\u003cbr\u003e treks the wide plains which surround the almost deserted village, hunts\u003cbr\u003e Arctic foxes and lays bait in the sea -- to catch the gigantic Greenland\u003cbr\u003e sharks he turns into the Icelandic fermented delicacy, hákarl. There is\u003cbr\u003e nothing anyone needs to worry about. Kalmann has everything under control.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInside his head, however, the wheels sometimes spin backwards. One winter, \u003cbr\u003e after he discovers a pool of blood in the snow, the swiftly unfolding\u003cbr\u003e events threaten to overwhelm him. But he knows that his native wisdom and\u003cbr\u003e pure-hearted courage will see him through. There really is no need to\u003cbr\u003e worry. How can anything go wrong with Kalmann in charge? He knows\u003cbr\u003e everything a man needs to know about life - well, almost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoachim B. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1981, emigrated from Switzerland to Iceland in 2007. He is the author of several novels and short stories and is also a journalist and columnist. Schmidt who is Swiss and Icelandic lives in Reykjavik with his wife and their two children. Foreign language rights to \u003ci\u003eKalmann\u003c\/i\u003e have been sold in eight countries so far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.72 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698728013887,"sku":"9781913394684","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4ef176e6ad72497efb3d73aa5478d47a.webp?v=1765011173","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/kalmann-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}