"Captivating and wild. . . . There is a vast, oceanic narrative power in J anes Nielsen's Faroese chronicle The Brahmadells." --Anders Juhl Rasmussen One of the first Faroese books to be translated into English, The Brahmadells is an epic novel chronicling the lives of a particular family--nicknamed "the Brahmadells"--against the larger history of the Faroe Islands, from the time of Danish rule, through its national awakening,...