--- product_id: 14815989 title: "Under the Glacier" price: "1024964₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14815989-under-the-glacier store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Under the Glacier **Price:** 1024964₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Under the Glacier - **How much does it cost?** 1024964₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14815989-under-the-glacier) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Under the Glacier [Laxness, Halldor, Magnusson, Magnus] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Under the Glacier Review: a masterpiece - Halldor Laxness continues to amaze me. His"independent people" is one of my top favorite books. Under the Glacier is really a nice book. It is probably hard to understand or enjoy reading but it has great meaning and terms! Under the Glacier is set in the remote rural area in Iceland where certain women can raise the dead, people are sometimes turned into great salmon. It's also the story of an Australian millionaire who has built great house right behind the ruined church, and whose apostles include a trio of unwashed "winter-Pasture Shepherds" supposed to chop his dead head when he dies to assure "Lord Maitreya return after three thousand years to redeem the world". EmBi(short for Emissary of the Bishop) is the 24 year old theology student who was sent to investigate the bitter existing truth; does Christianity exist at Glacier? did the local pastor "Jon Primus" lose his faith? did he really allow a corpse to be deposited in the Glacier? Why has the local pastor boarded up the church, refused his salary and become a blacksmith and handyman? Where is his long-missing wife? Through the rapid events of the story;Laxness argues in a very sensational way about how stupid and feeble the traditional costums of any religion (Christianity, Buddhism, Muhammadanism). "Oh, no, better to be silent. That is what the glacier does. That is what the lilies of the field do." The Highly dedicated religious EmBi who describes himself as "puritan!" at the end of the story, is lost in lust, love and "uncertain balance", lost between what is real and phantom, what is right or wrong, good or bad?? This is very powerful story, it starts in slow and tedious dialog, but ends up in very charming, mysterious tragedy. Good job Halldor! Five stars Review: A peculiar, dreamlike, fun, smart, theological novel - The bishop of Iceland sends an emissary to investigate the state of Christianity in the small town of Glacier, where the church building is falling apart, the children aren't being baptized, the dead aren't being buried, and a casket has supposedly been deposited on a glacier. A couple of my favorite observations from Pastor Jón of Glacier: "When I discovered that history is a fable, and a poor one at that, I started looking for a better fable, and found theology." "Whoever doesn't live in poetry cannot survive here on earth." I think this novel would appeal to fans of Hermann Hesse , C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy , Olaf Stapledon's " The Last and First Men ," and Doris Lessing's " Shikasta ." ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #770,249 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5,019 in Fiction Satire #7,043 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #26,414 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (186) | | Dimensions | 5.2 x 0.59 x 7.96 inches | | Edition | 0 | | ISBN-10 | 1400034418 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1400034413 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 256 pages | | Publication date | March 8, 2005 | | Publisher | Vintage | ## Images ![Under the Glacier - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81pfmPq2DbL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a masterpiece *by S***I on June 7, 2008* Halldor Laxness continues to amaze me. His"independent people" is one of my top favorite books. Under the Glacier is really a nice book. It is probably hard to understand or enjoy reading but it has great meaning and terms! Under the Glacier is set in the remote rural area in Iceland where certain women can raise the dead, people are sometimes turned into great salmon. It's also the story of an Australian millionaire who has built great house right behind the ruined church, and whose apostles include a trio of unwashed "winter-Pasture Shepherds" supposed to chop his dead head when he dies to assure "Lord Maitreya return after three thousand years to redeem the world". EmBi(short for Emissary of the Bishop) is the 24 year old theology student who was sent to investigate the bitter existing truth; does Christianity exist at Glacier? did the local pastor "Jon Primus" lose his faith? did he really allow a corpse to be deposited in the Glacier? Why has the local pastor boarded up the church, refused his salary and become a blacksmith and handyman? Where is his long-missing wife? Through the rapid events of the story;Laxness argues in a very sensational way about how stupid and feeble the traditional costums of any religion (Christianity, Buddhism, Muhammadanism). "Oh, no, better to be silent. That is what the glacier does. That is what the lilies of the field do." The Highly dedicated religious EmBi who describes himself as "puritan!" at the end of the story, is lost in lust, love and "uncertain balance", lost between what is real and phantom, what is right or wrong, good or bad?? This is very powerful story, it starts in slow and tedious dialog, but ends up in very charming, mysterious tragedy. Good job Halldor! Five stars ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A peculiar, dreamlike, fun, smart, theological novel *by K***N on March 20, 2018* The bishop of Iceland sends an emissary to investigate the state of Christianity in the small town of Glacier, where the church building is falling apart, the children aren't being baptized, the dead aren't being buried, and a casket has supposedly been deposited on a glacier. A couple of my favorite observations from Pastor Jón of Glacier: "When I discovered that history is a fable, and a poor one at that, I started looking for a better fable, and found theology." "Whoever doesn't live in poetry cannot survive here on earth." I think this novel would appeal to fans of Hermann Hesse , C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy , Olaf Stapledon's " The Last and First Men ," and Doris Lessing's " Shikasta ." ### ⭐⭐⭐ Not really for me... detached... *by J***S on August 9, 2018* I read "The Fish Can Sing" and was blown away; I just loved it. The writing was seemingly simple, but not. The story rich with humanity, and the entire work seemed as if it was being guided by a knowing and masterfull hand. I wanted more of this fantastic literature. But this book is very different; some of the Icelandic wit is there, but this story is something else and is trying to be something else. Perhaps it is just presenting a philosophical viewpoint and some ideas. I get it, but it just did not take me "into a world", and the story did not interest me. The biggest snag (for me) was probably due to the telling as "journal entries"; a distanced "account" or "report"of the happenings. In that detachment I felt that I lost one of the things I loved most of Laxness's writing. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14815989-under-the-glacier](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/14815989-under-the-glacier) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vietnam* *Store origin: VN* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*