Hlynur Bjorn sleeps in. He surfs the Web. He tests the efficacy of
various pornography. And at night, he hits the K-bar for a few
drinks, maybe a tab of E, and perhaps a bit of sex before another
crash. He'd blithely remain in this cycle forever, but when his
part-time girlfriend reveals she's pregnant, his way of life is
threatened. Hlynur withdraws and becomes obsessed with his mother's
best friend, only to discover, after he's shagged her, that she's his
mother's lesbian lover. And just when you believe he couldn't twist
up his life any further, Hlynur finds a way.Icelandic novelist
HallgrÍmur Helgason inhabits his antihero's mind with marvelous
acuity, subversive wit, and devilish charm. Hlynur is a true product
of our postmodern global culture. Well beyond slackerdom, he lives at
home with his mother and depends on social welfare. He's a
quick-witted and articulate young man, and there's nothing wrong with
him -- other than a total lack of ambition, an off-kilter sense of
morality, and a nagging set of existential woes.Against the backdrop
of ReykjavÍk's storied nightlife and amid the swelling global
presence of Icelandic culture, Helgason portrays with brutal honesty
and humor a young man who takes uselessness to new extremes, and for
whom redemption may not be an option. 101 ReykjavÍk is a
spectacularly inventive, darkly comic tale of depraved and inspired
humanity.
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