Hlynur Bjorn is an unemployed 30-something loner, still living with his mum, who spends his days on the Internet, watching satellite TV, and gazing at girls in the pub. But Hlynur's cosy, unthreatening world is shaken when his mother comes out as a lesbian, and her Spanish girlfriend Lolla moves into their home.
Hlynur Bjorn is an unemployed 30-something loner, still living with his mum, who spends his days on the Internet, watching satellite TV, and gazing at...
With some 66 hits under his belt, Tomislav Boksic, or Toxic, has a flawless record as hitman for the Croatian mafia in New York. That is, until he kills the wrong guy and is forced to flee the States, leaving behind the life he knows and loves. Suddenly, he finds himself on a plane hurtling toward Reykjavik disguised as American televangelist Father Friendly. With no means of escape from this island devoid of gun shops, this country with absolutely no tradition for contract killing, he is forced to come to terms with his bloody past and reevaluate his future, to tragicomic effect. Toxic...
With some 66 hits under his belt, Tomislav Boksic, or Toxic, has a flawless record as hitman for the Croatian mafia in New York. That is, until he ...
Hrdinkou románu je osmdesátiletá Islanďanka Hera Björnssonová, která tráví své poslední dny v reykjavícké garáži. Společnost jí dělá jen počítač a granát z druhé světové války, ukrytý pod peřinou. Helgason se při psaní románu inspiroval životem vnučky prvního islandského prezidenta Brynhildur Georgíy Björnssonové. Kniha vyvolala vlnu rozhořčených protestů ze strany žijících příbuzných prominentního politika i širší debatu o etických hranicích v literatuře. Helgasonova Hera navzdory blížící se smrti neztrácí životní jiskru a s...
Hrdinkou románu je osmdesátiletá Islanďanka Hera Björnssonová, která tráví své poslední dny v reykjavícké garáži. Společnost jí děl...
