39 / 238
39
The Brahmadells:
A North Atlantic Chronicle (excerpt)
Jóanes Nielson
Jóanes Nielsen (b. 1953) is one of the
most popular authors in the Faroe
Islands.
He has published three
novels, eight collections of poetry,
two plays and several short stories
and essays.
He has been nominated
for the Nordic Literature Prize for the
fifth time with this novel.
The Brahmadells
is a history of two families on the Faroe
Islands from the middle of the 18th century through today.
“What makes Faroese so unique is that the population
speaking it is so small and the language has been
isolated for hundreds of years. Faroese is very close to
the Old Norse, so some ancient sounds are preserved in
the language just as others are in Icelandic. Every town
has its own dialect."
‒
Durita Dahl Djurhuus,
The Guardian
Translated from Faroese by Kerri Pierce.