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Fyrir allra augum
"Ég hafði aldrei lent í svona heimspekilegum hugleiðingum í forleik að kynlífi og tautaði: „Öh, já,“ en reyndi að láta það hljóma eins og pælingu. Það eina sem komst að hjá mér var að toga niðrum hana þröngar gallabuxurnar; lærin á henni voru fjalladalir sem ég þráði að villast í."
Úlfur situr á Þjóðarbókhlöðunni þegar Dísa Eggerts vindur sér að honum með áleitna spurningu. Þetta markar upphafið á vandræðalegu en jafnframt sprenghlægilegu sambandi þar sem Úlfur fylgist heillaður með Dísu rísa til æðstu metorða í rapptónlistar- og bókmenntaheiminum á meðan allt gengur á afturfótunum hjá honum sjálfum.
Sverrir Norland vakti athygli fyrir fyrstu skáldsögu sína, Kvíðasnillingana, sem þótti bera með sér ferska vinda inn í íslenska skáldsagnagerð. Hér dregur hann upp ögrandi mynd af kynslóðinni sem lifir lífi sínu fyrir allra augum; afhjúpar sig á netinu, frelsar á sér geirvörturnar og finnur sig (eða finnur sig ekki) á Tinder.
IN ENGLISH
“‘Life’s so strange,’ she said. ‘Maybe this is the beginning of a beautiful story. Maybe this is the beginning of a sad story—or even a nightmare. It’s so hard to figure people out from first impressions, you know?... We can only uncover someone’s true self a little bit at a time. Which is kind of a scary thought...’ I’d never gotten into this kind of philosophical discussion during foreplay and so I just murmured, ‘Uh...yeah,’ and tried to make it sound like I was thinking. The only thing on my mind was pulling down her skinny jeans—her thighs were mountain valleys that I longed to get lost in.”
Ulfur is sitting in the university library and studying for a test when Disa Eggerts turns around and starts asking him personal questions.
This conversation marks the start of an extremely awkward, yet hilarious love affair. During the course of their relationship, Ulfur watches spellbound as Disa reaches meteoric heights on both the Icelandic hip hop and literary scenes. Meanwhile, however, his own life is in shambles.
Sverrir Norland made a name for himself with his first book, Masters of Anxiety, which was considered a breath of fresh air on the Icelandic literary scene. In his latest work, Sverrir paints a provocative portrait of this generation of young people who live their lives in plain sight—who don’t hesitate to lay themselves bare online, free their nipples in front of the whole world, and who find themselves (or not) on Tinder. 171 pp
Úlfur situr á Þjóðarbókhlöðunni þegar Dísa Eggerts vindur sér að honum með áleitna spurningu. Þetta markar upphafið á vandræðalegu en jafnframt sprenghlægilegu sambandi þar sem Úlfur fylgist heillaður með Dísu rísa til æðstu metorða í rapptónlistar- og bókmenntaheiminum á meðan allt gengur á afturfótunum hjá honum sjálfum.
Sverrir Norland vakti athygli fyrir fyrstu skáldsögu sína, Kvíðasnillingana, sem þótti bera með sér ferska vinda inn í íslenska skáldsagnagerð. Hér dregur hann upp ögrandi mynd af kynslóðinni sem lifir lífi sínu fyrir allra augum; afhjúpar sig á netinu, frelsar á sér geirvörturnar og finnur sig (eða finnur sig ekki) á Tinder.
IN ENGLISH
“‘Life’s so strange,’ she said. ‘Maybe this is the beginning of a beautiful story. Maybe this is the beginning of a sad story—or even a nightmare. It’s so hard to figure people out from first impressions, you know?... We can only uncover someone’s true self a little bit at a time. Which is kind of a scary thought...’ I’d never gotten into this kind of philosophical discussion during foreplay and so I just murmured, ‘Uh...yeah,’ and tried to make it sound like I was thinking. The only thing on my mind was pulling down her skinny jeans—her thighs were mountain valleys that I longed to get lost in.”
Ulfur is sitting in the university library and studying for a test when Disa Eggerts turns around and starts asking him personal questions.
This conversation marks the start of an extremely awkward, yet hilarious love affair. During the course of their relationship, Ulfur watches spellbound as Disa reaches meteoric heights on both the Icelandic hip hop and literary scenes. Meanwhile, however, his own life is in shambles.
Sverrir Norland made a name for himself with his first book, Masters of Anxiety, which was considered a breath of fresh air on the Icelandic literary scene. In his latest work, Sverrir paints a provocative portrait of this generation of young people who live their lives in plain sight—who don’t hesitate to lay themselves bare online, free their nipples in front of the whole world, and who find themselves (or not) on Tinder. 171 pp
170 pages, Paperback
Published October 13, 2016
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Sverrir Norland
15 books37 followersSverrir Norland is the author of twelve books, including critically-acclaimed essays and novels such as Kletturinn (2023), Stríð og kliður (2021), and Fyrir allra augum (2016). He is one of Iceland's most recognized public intellectuals, and also works in both TV and radio production, as well as being a scriptwriter.
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August 5, 2022
Léttleikandi gleði og hlýir straumar einkenna bókina. Já, einkenna bókina, vegna þess að það er varla nokkur annar rithöfundur en Sverrir að skrifa bjartsýnar skemmtisögur.
Tráma og erfið vandamál á andlega sviðinu eru algengustu viðfangsefnin í dag. Þau ber á góma hér, en í annarri og afslappaðri mynd. Fyrir allra augum er fyrst og fremst brosleg samtímasaga. Mig grunar að hún muni eldast vel.
Deiglumál eins og free the nipple koma fyrir. Reyndar kom það mér á óvart að höfundur lýsir þeim...bara nákvæmlega eins og allt saman fór fram. Var að vonast eftir snúningi.
Tráma og erfið vandamál á andlega sviðinu eru algengustu viðfangsefnin í dag. Þau ber á góma hér, en í annarri og afslappaðri mynd. Fyrir allra augum er fyrst og fremst brosleg samtímasaga. Mig grunar að hún muni eldast vel.
Deiglumál eins og free the nipple koma fyrir. Reyndar kom það mér á óvart að höfundur lýsir þeim...bara nákvæmlega eins og allt saman fór fram. Var að vonast eftir snúningi.
February 7, 2017
Hressilegar myndir úr nútímanum.
December 30, 2016
Skemmtilegt léttmeti
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