Lit in Translation

Mikael Torfason

Born 1974 · Iceland

In English
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    Icelandic Literary Prize 2002 · Shortlist

    Samúel

    Mikael Torfason · 28 when first published

    Novel · 228 pages · Migration, Politics

    AI-generated summary:Samúel, a destitute Icelander living on disability benefits in Denmark, is an outsider gripped by paranoia and bottomless delusions about people, love and sex, driven to the brink by a desperate search for himself, truth and God.