Tarjei Vesaas

Clásico de las letras escandinavas del siglo XX. El palacio de hielo es una hermosísima historia de amistad entre dos niñas, Siss y Unn, de once años, y la dolorosa huella que la muerte de una de ellas deja en la otra. Historia de una amistad más fuerte que el amor y la muerte, surgida de un breve encuentro en el que las protagonistas juran que se recordarán siempre. Siss, una muchacha despierta, líder de su clase en la escuela, vive intrigada por Unn, una niña de su misma edad llegada al pueblo para vivir con su tía, ya que es huérfana de madre soltera. Tímida, solitaria, siempre aislada de los demás, Unn parece encerrar un secreto que Siss quiere compartir. La amistad entre ambas quedará truncada, apenas iniciada, por la desaparición de Unn, muerta en el interior del palacio de hielo, donde penetra sola, un día en que falta a la escuela.

'How simple this novel is. How subtle. How strong. How unlike any other. It is unique. It is unforgettable. It is extraordinary' Doris Lessing'I'm surprised it isn't the most famous book in the world' Max Porter, author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers'She was close to the edge now: the ice laid its hand upon her' The schoolchildren call it the Ice Palace: a frozen waterfall in the Norwegian fjords transformed into a fantastic structure of translucent walls, sparkling towers and secret chambers. It fascinates two young girls, lonely Unn and lively Siss, who strike up an intense friendship. When Unn decides to explore the Ice Palace alone and doesn't return, Siss must try to cope with the loss of her friend without succumbing to a frozen world of her own making.

L'Unn fa poc que ha arribat a una nova escola. Una de les seves companyes de classe, la Siss, n'intueix una sèrie de secrets i de misteris. Una tarda l'Unn convida la Siss a jugar a casa seva. És la

«El miedo puede ser como crujidos en un dique helado.» Esta es la historia de dos niñas de once años que, aunque son muy diferentes, sienten una conexión muy especial desde el primer momento. Esta e

A new edition of what is commonly seen as the legendary Norwegian writers masterpiece. Siss and Unn are new friends - so new that they have spent only one whole evening in each others company. But so profound is that evening that when Unn inexplicably disappears Sisss world is shattered. Sisss struggle with her fidelity to the memory of her friend and Unns 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. Tarjei Vesaas is regarded as one of the finest writers ever to have come out of Scandinavia - he is notable for having been nominated for the Nobel Prize three times and has been considered one of the greatest prose stylists never to have won. Nevertheless, his reputation is secure and growing all the time. Peter Owen has long considered The Ice Palace to be the greatest work ever to have come from his publishing house, which boasts seven Nobel Prize winners on its list.