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Hallgrímur Helgason

Born

in Reykjavík, Iceland

February 18, 1959

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor

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Hallgrímur Helgason is an Icelandic author, painter, translator, cartoonist and essayist. He has studied at the School of Visual Arts and Crafts in Reykjavík and the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.

His most famous works are 101 Reykjavík, which was made into a popular film, and Höfundur Íslands (Iceland's Author), which won the Icelandic Literary Prize in 2001. He was nominated for the prize again in 2005 for the novel Rokland (Stormland), along with the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for 101 Reykjavík and Rokland. ...more

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Average rating: 3.57 · 10,132 ratings · 1,116 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning 3.31 avg rating — 4,170 ratings — published 2008 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woman at 1,000 Degrees by Hallgrímur Helgason, Brian FitzGibbon (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 2,698 ratings — published 2011 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Reykjavik by Hallgrímur Helgason, Brian FitzGibbon (Translator) 3.27 avg rating — 1,195 ratings — published 1996 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sextíu kíló af sólskini 4.17 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stormland by Hallgrímur Helgason, Kim Lembek (Translator) 3.55 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sextíu kíló af kjaftshöggum 4.54 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sjóveikur í München 3.37 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Höfundur Íslands 3.58 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Þetta er allt að koma 3.48 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Herra Alheimur 2.67 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“War kills everybody, including the ones who live.”
― Hallgrímur Helgason, The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning

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“No, it's not gun-holder, it's Gunhilda.”
― Hallgrímur Helgason, The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning

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“Wir sind alle ein bisschen gestorben in diesem Krieg, glaube ich. Wie meine Mutter immer gesagt hat. Krieg tötet alle, auch die, die ihn überleben.”
― Hallgrimur Helgason

tags: fun, humor, iceland

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