{"product_id":"codex-1962-by-sjon","title":"CoDex 1962 by Sjón","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"88\"\u003eA beautifully woven tale of mystery, folklore, and imagination\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"865\"\u003eGood Condition – ex-library book with library markings and stickers present, light general wear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'This is a work of great ambition ... above all it feels like a work of virtuoso narrative for its own sake; an Icelandic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e1001 Nights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJosef Loewe can recall the moment of his birth in August, 1962 and everything that has happened since - or so he claims to the woman listening to the tale of his life . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA love story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe begins with his father, Leo, a starving Jewish fugitive in World War II Germany. In a small-town guesthouse, Leo discovers a kindred spirit in the maid who nurses him back to health; together they shape a piece of clay into a baby.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA crime story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeo escapes to Iceland with the clay boy inside a hatbox, only to become embroiled in a murder mystery. It is not until 1962 that his son Josef can be born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA science-fiction story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn modern-day Reykjavik, a middle-aged Josef attracts the interest of a rapacious geneticist. Now, what lies behind Josef's tale emerges. And as the story of genesis comes full circle, we glimpse the dangerous path ahead for humankind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"1021\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this epic novel, Sjon has woven ancient and modern material into a singular masterpiece - encompassing genre fiction, history, theology, folklore, expressionist film, poetry, comic strips, myth, drama and, of course, the rich tradition of Icelandic storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47893516157140,"sku":"TVJ-021909","price":11.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_5239_aa911ed4-7a67-4c71-b8d9-9bce6ff0a2d4.jpg?v=1778028739","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/codex-1962-by-sjon","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}