{"product_id":"tomas-jonsson-bestseller-paperback","title":"Tómas Jónsson, Bestseller - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuðberger Bergsson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLytton Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gu bergur Bergsson achieved success with his novel \u003ci\u003eT mas J nsson, Bestseller\u003c\/i\u003e, which shocked Icelandic readers in innumerable ways, lashing out as it does at the Icelandic society of the post-war years for its cultural confusion, amorality, and hypocrisy. The main character is a grumpy old man who speaks and writes in various styles, grumbles and babbles and criticizes everything.--Dagn  Kristj nsd ttir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA retired, senile bank clerk confined to his basement apartment, T mas J nsson decides that, since memoirs are all the rage, he's going to write his own--a sure bestseller--that will also right the wrongs of contemporary Icelandic society. Egoistic, cranky, and digressive, T mas blasts away while relating pick-up techniques, meditations on chamber pot use, ways to assign monetary value to noise pollution, and much more. His rants parody and subvert the idea of the memoir--something that's as relevant today in our memoir-obsessed society as it was when the novel was first published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered by many to be the 'Icelandic \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e' for its wordplay, neologisms, structural upheaval, and reinvention of what's possible in Icelandic writing, \u003ci\u003eT mas J nsson, Bestseller\u003c\/i\u003e was a bestseller, heralding a new age of Icelandic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGu bergur Bergsson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-one books, from novels to children's literature, and a translator from Spanish into Icelandic. He has received the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Nordic Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLytton Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe All-Purpose Magical Tent\u003c\/i\u003e, and has translated works from Bragi  lafsson, J n Gnarr, and Kristin  marsd ttir, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuðbergur Bergsson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-one books, from novels to children's literature, and a translator from Spanish into Icelandic. He has received the Icelandic Literary Prize and the Nordic Prize. His 1966 novel \u003ci\u003eTómas Jónsson, Bestseller\u003c\/i\u003e is considered Iceland's first modernist novel.\u003c\/p\u003eP\u0026gt;\u003cb\u003eLytton Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator, and a founding member of Blind Tiger Poetry. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe All-Purpose Magical Tent\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Nightboat. His translations include works from Bragi Ólafsson, Jón Gnarr, Kristin Ómarsdóttir, and Guðbergur Bergsson.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 411\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769855476000,"sku":"9781940953601","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bb8177d6e544695880656ec2e16aa20b.webp?v=1780358351","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tomas-jonsson-bestseller-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}