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A review by wildflower37
The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
4.0
Very unusual story of a young Icelandic man who is figuring out what to do with his life. He misses his deceased mother and learns he is to be the father of a child resulting froma single encounter with a woman. He journeys to another country to restore an ancient rose garden.
Parts of the story feel fable-like, particularly because the countries through which he journeys and languages that are spoken are not named. There are archetypal forsts and religious allusions. It sounds cluttered but is actually a spare, meditative story. Unique, beautiful, recommended.
Parts of the story feel fable-like, particularly because the countries through which he journeys and languages that are spoken are not named. There are archetypal forsts and religious allusions. It sounds cluttered but is actually a spare, meditative story. Unique, beautiful, recommended.