Mannorð

by Bjarni Bjarnason

Það er ekki að ástæðulausu sem Starkaður Leví veltir því fyrir sér hvað óflekkað mannorð kosti, enda hefur hann farið huldu höfði frá bankahruni, úthrópaður og eftirlýstur fyrir sinn hlut í íslenska efnahagsundrinu. Niðurstaðan er sú að eina leiðin fyrir hann til að öðlast aftur þátttökurétt í samfélaginu sé að verða sér úti um nýtt mannorð. Þar með fer af stað mögnuð atburðarás sem krefur lesendann um fylgd allt til enda.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Bjarni lived abroad whilst growing up, but started publishing poetry in Icelandic newspapers and magazines as a teenager. He also wrote a play at the age of twenty that was staged by an amateur theatre group in Iceland. In 1989 Bjarni published his first book of poetry, Upphafið (The Beginning) and later that year his book, Ótal kraftaverk (Countless Miracles), which contains prose poems, appeared. Since then, Bjarni has published other poetry collections, short stories and novels. He has also written a collection of one-act plays, called Dagurinn í dag (This Current Day).

Bjarni's second novel, Endurkoma Maríu (Maria's Return) was nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize in 1996 and two years later he received the Tómas Guðmundsson Award for the novel, Borgin bak við orðin (The City Behind the Words). Bjarni has also received a short story award from the Icelandic Broadcasting Service and his novel, Mannætukonan og maður hennar (The Cannibal-Woman and her Husband) won the Halldór Laxness Literature Award in 2001. Bjarni was one of the founders of the literary magazine Andblær that has been published since 1994. The magazine focuses on writings by young authors.

Bjarni Bjarnason currently lives in Norway.

Reviews

[Yousseif Abdellatif · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not gonna lie, Mannorð hit different because I read it right after a breakup, and I don't recommend that combo. Bjarni Bjarnason writes about loneliness like it's a roommate who never leaves. It's sad, honest, and weirdly funny. Good for anyone who wants company in a rough patch, skip if you need cheering up.