For twenty years Christian Benediktsson has led a quiet life as the butler to William Randolph Hearst, the greatest newspaper magnate in the world. His days are filled with the rituals of Hearst’s life and the demands of running a grand household. But in his most private thoughts and memories, he relives another life: once a husband and father in Iceland, he abandoned his family for an actress in New York, where his affair ended in death and financial ruin. Retreating from his previous existence, he ended up at Hearst’s castle in California. No one else knows the secret of the man he once was—husband, father, businessman, lover—and, ultimately, even he will choose to forget that this person ever existed.[3]
Critical receptionedit
“Olafsson tells the life story of William Randolph Hearst’s fictional butler – delftly and grippingly…Clear-eyed and captivating, Olafsson writes effortlessly, seemingly incapable of a dull paragraph or page. His people are real, period atmosphere and detail unobtrusively perfect, his novel a gem and a small masterpiece.” – Kirkus Review [4]
“An elegant and moving novel that knows, and shows, the value of tact, selection and economy.” – The Independent (UK) [5]
walking, into, night, novel, from, olaf, olafsson, about, hidden, past, immutability, love, loss, first, edition, icelandic, authorolaf, olafssonoriginal, titlehöll, minningannacountry, united, stateslanguageenglishgenrefictionpublishervaka, helgafell, iceland. Walking into the Night is a novel from Olaf Olafsson about a man s hidden past and the immutability of love and loss Walking into the NightFirst edition Icelandic AuthorOlaf OlafssonOriginal titleHoll minningannaCountry United StatesLanguageEnglishGenreFictionPublisherVaka Helgafell Iceland Pantheon US Publication date2001Published in EnglishOctober 28 2003Media typePrint Hardcover Paperback Pages272 1 Hardcover 272 2 Paperback ISBN0 375 42254 4 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Critical reception 3 References 4 External linksSynopsis editFor twenty years Christian Benediktsson has led a quiet life as the butler to William Randolph Hearst the greatest newspaper magnate in the world His days are filled with the rituals of Hearst s life and the demands of running a grand household But in his most private thoughts and memories he relives another life once a husband and father in Iceland he abandoned his family for an actress in New York where his affair ended in death and financial ruin Retreating from his previous existence he ended up at Hearst s castle in California No one else knows the secret of the man he once was husband father businessman lover and ultimately even he will choose to forget that this person ever existed 3 Critical reception edit Olafsson tells the life story of William Randolph Hearst s fictional butler delftly and grippingly Clear eyed and captivating Olafsson writes effortlessly seemingly incapable of a dull paragraph or page His people are real period atmosphere and detail unobtrusively perfect his novel a gem and a small masterpiece Kirkus Review 4 An elegant and moving novel that knows and shows the value of tact selection and economy The Independent UK 5 References edit Walking into the Night Hardcover Amazon ca Walking into the Night Paperback Amazon ca Random House Kirkus Review The Independent dead link External links editRandom House Olaf Olafsson s Official Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walking into the Night amp oldid 1038392972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
