As one can easily gather from the title of the book, Anecdotes of the Reverend Thorarinn and Others is a collection of anecdotes of Reverend Thorarinn and others. Most of these fragments could certainly be called short stories, but more than of few of these episodes are…anecdotes. At any rate, the collection is chock-full of memorable characters, saga-worthy happenings, and stories of all stripes—some bitter and some comical, some deadly serious and some simply spellbinding.

These thirteen tales range widely in their subject matter. We’re told of resourcefulness and innovation, of piety and sanctity, of unusual family traits, of dime novels and tabloids
and childhood transgressions, of people blind to the consequences of their actions, and of the art of storytelling itself—and that’s just getting started. For, of course, there’s also the story of the Reverend Thorarinn himself.

Author Thorarinn Eldjarn has written numerous unforgettable volumes of poetry, fiction, and short stories, an impressive body of work that will be still more enriched by the episodes in his newest collection.