Черный котел. Пропащие музыканты

The work of William Heinesen is one of the most original phenomena in the literature of modern Scandinavia. Heinesen writes in Danish, his works are an integral part of the overall picture of the literary life of Denmark in the 20th century, permeated through and through with national specifics. islands with storms that shook the "big world". English troops land on the Faroe Islands and commercial contacts with England gradually develop. The original occupation of the sailors of the islands - fishing, becomes an extremely dangerous and at the same time very profitable business. Vessels are blown up by mines, people are dying, and the government surrounds the delivery of fish to England with a halo of "feat in the name of the motherland." The novel is designed to expose the deceit, to restore the true picture of the wartime events.
The novel "The Lost Musicians" is also a kind of response to historical events. Strengthening international tension, the threat of a new world catastrophe plunges many writers into a pessimistic mood, deprives them of faith in the strength of man. Confidence is replaced by confusion and fear. The novel by V. Heinesen, despite the tragedy of the story, is not devoid of faith in man and is addressed to the younger generation.