The call of the cormorant : an unreliable biography of Karl Kjerulf Einarsson (1897-1972), also know as the Count of St Kilda, Emperor Cormorant XII of Atlantis, Dunganon, Professor Valentinus, Lork of Hekla / Donald S. Murray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, Donald S., author.

Contributor:

David Milne Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quests (Expeditions)--Fiction.

Quests (Expeditions).

Island life--Fiction.

Island life.

Nazis--Fiction.

Nazis.

Impostors and imposture--Fiction.

Impostors and imposture.

Einarsson, Karl Kjer͠lf, 1897-1972--Fiction.

Einarsson, Karl Kjer͠lf.

Faroe Islands--Fiction.

Faroe Islands.

Berlin (Germany)--Fiction.

Berlin (Germany).

Germany--Berlin.

Genre:

Biographical fiction.

Fiction.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

278 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Glasgow : Saraband, [2022]

Summary:

"As a child in the windswept, fog-bound Faroe Islands in the late nineteenth century, Karl Einarsson believes he is special, destined for a life of art and adventure. As soon as he can, he sets out for Copenhagen and beyond, styling himself as the Count of St. Kilda. He's an observer and citizen of nowhere, a serial swindler of aristocrats and Nazis, fishermen and fops. But when his adventures find him in 1930s Berlin, he is forced for the first time to reckon with something much bigger than himself. As the Nazis rise to power around him, his wilful ignorance becomes unwitting complicity, even betrayal. Based on a true story, this is a fantastical tale of island life, of those who leave and those who stay behind, and the many dangers of delusions and false identities."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the David Milne Fund.

ISBN:

9781913393540

1913393542

OCLC:

1352255698

Publisher Number:

99994154661