0 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:0.0

Olaf Olafsson’s Followers (262)

Olaf’s Bookshelves

read (0)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (0)

Olaf’s Friends (3)

Betty Jo

3,935 books | 468 friends

Ivana Lepojev Kulešević

1,102 books | 40 friends

Becky

9,079 books | 1,653 friends

Olaf Olafsson

Goodreads Author

Website

http://olafolafsson.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

Member Since

November 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/olaf_olafsson

edit data

Olaf Olafsson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1962. He studied physics as a Wien Scholar at Brandeis University. He is the author of three previous novels, The Journey Home, Absolution and Walking Into the Night, and a story collection, Valentines. His books have been published to critical acclaim in more than twenty languages. He is the recipient of the O. Henry Award and the Icelandic Literary Award, was shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor Prize, and has twice been nominated for the IMPAC Award. He is the Executive Vice President of Time Warner and he lives in New York City with his wife and three children.
http://www.facebook.com/olafsson.author ...more

30 posts
Olaf Olafsson's Blog

Getting Started as a Writer

Q: Do you believe creative writing can be taught? What is your advice for aspiring writers? A: When people ask what they should do to get started as a writer, my advice is usually this: Read a lot. Just read. Then try your hand at it. Sit down and see what comes. The writing is ...

View more on Olaf Olafsson's website »

Like • 1 comment • flag

Published on November 14, 2012 11:17

View all 30 posts »

Combine Editions
Olaf Olafsson’s books

Average rating: 3.65 · 7,606 ratings · 1,176 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Sacrament 3.72 avg rating — 2,809 ratings — published 2019 — 12 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
	One Station Away 3.37 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Touch: A Novel 3.99 avg rating — 846 ratings — published 2022	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
	Restoration 3.62 avg rating — 877 ratings — published 1994 — 11 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
	The Journey Home 3.60 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 1999 — 22 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
	Walking Into the Night 3.65 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2001 — 18 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
	Valentines 3.62 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 2006 — 11 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
	Absolution 3.57 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 1991 — 14 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
	Innflytjandinn by Olaf Olafsson (Goodreads Author), Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson 3.40 avg rating — 204 ratings	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
	Endurkoman by Olaf Olafsson (Goodreads Author), Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson 3.53 avg rating — 101 ratings — 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

More books by Olaf Olafsson…

Quotes by Olaf Olafsson (?)

“I had the impression that I was damned, even though all I had done was to be as God made me, and as I lay in bed staring up at the ceiling, I saw no difference between God’s justice and man’s injustice.”
― Olaf Olafsson, The Sacrament

1 likes

“Why is it always our mistakes that linger in our memory?”
― Olaf Olafsson, The Sacrament

1 likes

“I do not speak with the tongues of angels, nor have my prayers ever moved mountains...and yet, despite everything, I still cling to the belief that if I do not have love, I am nothing.”
― Olaf Olafsson

0 likes

See all Olaf Olafsson's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Book Nook Cafe: What I read March 2012	82	93	Apr 26, 2012 06:23AM
Around the World ...: ilona - Never Ending Frequent Flyer	18	74	Dec 25, 2013 07:34PM
Challenge: 50 Books: Susan and the Pups 2017	40	19	Dec 30, 2017 09:50AM
English Translati...: December 2017 read-along	9	39	Dec 31, 2017 02:55PM
Paging All Bookwo...: January 2018 Challenge - Winter Wonderland	25	28	Jan 31, 2018 06:03PM
The 104 Book Chal...: Lizlo's 2018 bookshelf	50	23	Aug 31, 2018 04:56PM

More…

Olaf Olafsson’s Followers (262)

Olaf’s Bookshelves

Olaf’s Friends (3)

Olaf Olafsson

Goodreads Author

30 posts
Olaf Olafsson's Blog

Getting Started as a Writer

Combine Editions
Olaf Olafsson’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

recent posts
Olaf’s Groups

Olaf’s Friend Comments

Olaf Olafsson’s Followers (262)

Olaf’s Bookshelves

Olaf’s Friends (3)

Olaf Olafsson

Goodreads Author

30 postsOlaf Olafsson's Blog

Getting Started as a Writer

Combine EditionsOlaf Olafsson’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

recent postsOlaf’s Groups

Olaf’s Friend Comments

30 posts
Olaf Olafsson's Blog

Combine Editions
Olaf Olafsson’s books

recent posts
Olaf’s Groups