{"product_id":"under-the-wings-of-the-valkyrie","title":"Under the Wings of the Valkyrie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exploration of eroticism in extremism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in Icelandic in 1994, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Wings of the Valkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the work that established Sjón's literary career. Short and intense, the story unfolds through a letter from Icelandic architect Fridjón B. Fridriksson to his wife, revealing his lifelong obsession with German militant Gudrun Ensslin, of the Baader-Meinhof gang. He first glimpsed her on TV as a child and now Ensslin lingers in his dreams and has become the defining fixture of his psyche. To break free from Ensslin, and salvage his marriage, Fridjón resorts to drastic measures. Disturbing yet captivating, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnder the Wings of the Valkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e blurs the lines between passion and madness, fantasy and reality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSjón (Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson, born 1962 in Reykjavik) is a celebrated novelist, poet, and lyricist, who has become a central figure in Icelandic culture. Junot Diaz hailed him as 'the trickster who makes the world' and the late, great A.S. Byatt regarded him as 'a Magus of the North'. He is known also for his collaborations with singer Björk, receiving an Oscar nomination for lyrics to Lars von Trier's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDancer in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and his screenplays for critically acclaimed films \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Northman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLamb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His works have been translated into 30 languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Featherheart Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68314209943776,"sku":"9781735075075","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/featherheartbooks.com\/products\/under-the-wings-of-the-valkyrie","provider":"Featherheart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}