The Atom Station is the work of someone who has seen every cherished dream sold down the river, but who loves humanity too much to despair. His heroine refuses to be bullied or bought, a feminist before her time, full of curiosity and spirit

Laxness is a poet who writes to the edges of the pages, a visionary who allows us a plot.

An extraordinary book, brimming with little wisdoms, funny episodes, sharp phrases...and a determined optimism of spirit

Laxness was a genius

Magnus Magnusson's translation reads smoothly and skilfully renders Laxness's dry and quirky wit

Above all else the writing of Laxness is beautiful. His countryman's eye finds wonder everywhere in the landscape