Sixty Kilos of Sunshine
JPV, 2018 - 461 pages
A historical novel set in the poorest, coldest and darkest country in Europe, at the turn of the twentieth century, telling the story of Iceland’s path to modernity...
Seasick in Munich
JPV, 2015 - 241 pages
Helgason’s first and only autobiographical novel, Seasick in Munich, was published in 2015. It describes one winter in the life of the author, when he studied art at the famous Art Academy in Munich in 1981-82...
Woman at 1000 Degrees
Will be out in USA in January 2018 JPV, 2011 - 477 pages
A historical novel published in 2011, Woman at 1000 Degrees (in most countries titled The Woman at 1000°) is based on the real life of Brynhildur Georgía Björnsson, an Icelandic woman whom Helgason accidentally met over the telephone in 2006...
The Hitman’s Guide to Housecleaning
JPV, 2008 - 248 pages
Helgason’s only novel written in English is also his only flirt with the crime novel genre. Tomislav Boksic, aka Toxic, is a professional hitman for the Croatian Mafia in New York. His record is near flawless, he has 66 killings on his CV, when killing...
Mr. Universe
Mál og menning, 2003, 287 pages
After the big and ambitious Author of Iceland, Helgason published the short and comic sci-fi novel Mr. Universe, written in Italy in the summer of 2002. Written as a mock Hollywood blockbuster movie...
The Author of Iceland
Mál og menning, 2001, 511 pages
Helgason’s biggest and most ambitious novel, Höfundur Íslands (The Author of Iceland) was a succès de scandale, since the main character was based on the famous Icelandic writer, Halldór Laxness (1902-1998)...
101 Reykjavík
Mál og menning, 1996, 383 pages
Hallgrímur Helgason spent the autumn of 1995 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, writing his third novel, 101 Reykjavik. It was published in 1996 and turned into a successful movie in the year 2000, directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Hilmir Snær Guðnason and Victoria Abril...
Things Are Going Great
Mál og menning, 1994, 434 pages
The novel is an ironic take on the traditional Icelandic mini-celebrity biography, a genre that was very popular at the time. Ragga Birna is a “famous” actress and musician who remembers her life in the most positive light...
Hella
Mál og menning, 1990, 151 pages
Hallgrímur Helgason’s first novel, Hella, was published in 1990, a visual and cinematic story that takes place in the small village of Hella, situated in southern Iceland, an agricultural county surrounded by the volcanoes Mt. Hekla and Eyjafjallajökull and famous for its big earthquakes...