The Lessons of Loki - Joanne Harris

The Lessons of Loki, Book 1

'Look on the bright side. If there is no bright side... look the other way.' So says Loki, the ultimate trickster who is instrumental in the downfall of Asgard, the Norse realm of the gods. In his lessons, Loki recounts his life story, how he was recruited by the underworld of Chaos, how he carries out a series of dubious tasks under the orders of his one-eyed master Odin, until his ultimate betrayal of the gods and the fall of mythical Asgard.

Joanne Harris has created a wondrous world, recognizable as the Norse world of the gods, but with a tone in which the gods are presented as contemporary characters, from streetwise to erudite and semi-intellectual, from spiritual to philosophical. The result is an intelligent mix of myth and folklore, metaphor and aphorism, brimming with mysticism.

Binding: Paperback
Condition: Librarian - book looks like new
Publisher: Luitingh Sijthoff
Edition: 2014
Number of pages: 335
ISBN: 9789024563814