Should You be Laughing at This? by Hugleikur Dagsson

Author:Hugleikur Dagsson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141928531
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2008-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN: 978-0-14-192853-1

Prologue

Finally this book has been made available for the non-Icelandic reader. In Iceland it is a famous good book. It contains the bulk of three small books originally published separately for greater profit. Books have been written in Iceland for more than eighty years and in Iceland, reading them is our favourite pastime. The harsh climate becomes soft and cozy when you read a book.

Hugleikur’s books have been a huge success in Iceland, and why shouldn’t they be ‘the talk of the town’ elsewhere as well? If there ever were a capturer of moments such as our Hully, a wanderer better equipped, a prophesy sung in higher notes; let that selfsame know that he is a true warrior. The success of Hully’s books in Iceland spawned a theatrical outcry of his rage when in October 2005 a play was premiered starring some of Iceland’s most prominent acting students. They took to the stage and did their very best. Hully has been ‘the talk of the town’ ever since.

I am in love with a demon. Hully has through his simple artwork built a bridge between the educated artist’s outlets and the pretty public. A bridge over troubled water. The masses in Iceland have taken to Hully’s books like mice to cheese and the educated artist is by no means less enthralled.

Hully’s humour may be local but on the other hand it may also be universal. Only time will tell.

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