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  • Published: 2 November 2006
  • ISBN: 9780141928531
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 192
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Should You Be Laughing At This?




The funniest book ever to come out of Iceland.

Hugleikur Dagsson is from Iceland.

During the winter in Iceland there are only three hours of daylight. During the summer in Iceland there is no darkness. Iceland’s national drink is called ‘Black Death’. Iceland's national dish is putrefied shark meat. In Iceland this book is a cult-bestseller.

The questions you should ask yourself is:Should you be laughing at this?

  • Published: 2 November 2006
  • ISBN: 9780141928531
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 192
Categories:

About the author

Hugleikur Dagsson

Hugleikur Dagsson. Full name Thorarinn Hugleikur Dagsson (which means "Thor's eagle mindgame son of day"). 051077-5639. Born 05/10/77 in Akureyri. Raised in Reykjavik and Svarfadardalur, a valley in the northen countryside of Iceland. Graduated from the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2002. Has participated in dozens of art shows, mainly exhibiting drawings, but sometimes photographs and video pieces. He has also dabbled in animation. Started self-publishing his comics in 2002. Got his first bookdeal in 2005. The same year he wrote a play based on his comics. The play, "Avoid Us", won him the best playwright award in 2006 at Griman, the Icelandic theatre awards. Since then he has been busy writing more plays and comics. Favorite Movie: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Favorite band: The Pogues.

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