num_pages: 170
description: This hauntingly beautiful novel deals in utmost simplicity of language and narrative with the paramount themes of most great literature: love, death, and the maturing of the individual.Commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writer's masterpiece, this story tells the tale of Siss and Unn, two friends who have only spent one evening in each other's company. But so profound is this evening between them that when Unn inexplicably disappears, Siss's world is shattered. Siss's struggle with her fidelity to the memory of her friend and Unn's fatal exploration of the strange, terrifyingly beautiful frozen waterfall that is the Ice Palace are described in prose of a lyrical economy that ranks among the most memorable achievements of modern literature.
language: English
title: The Ice Palace
titlecomplete: The Ice Palace (Sun & Moon Classics)
characters: Siss, Unn
genres: Literary Fiction, Modern Classics, Fiction, 20th Century, Literature, Young Adult, Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 10276
places: Norway
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Nordic Council Literature Prize (Nordisk Raads Litteraturpris)
publisher: Sun & Moon Press