Reykjavik Literary Agency

When the end is near you have no fear.

The Lord runs the Universe like the CEO of a major corporation, from his headquarters at a small planet called Center of the Universe. From there he oversees life on all the planets he has populated, all 714 of them, aided by his staff and assistants. One day The Big Boss is informed that man on Planet 607 has learned to clone himself. God reacts with anger and immediately decides to destroy Mankind 607. Two former inhabitants of the earth now living with God try to save their good old fellow earthlings.

The book is written like a mock blockbuster Hollywood movie with big-name movie stars in every role. Marlon Brando is God, Woody Allen his assistant and Salman Rushdie the scientist in charge of the creation of the New Man. Anthony Hopkins is Napoleon Nixon and his muscular assistant is played by Mike Tyson. In the role of the Devil is Leonardo DiCaprio.

A frolicsome sci-fi novel with existential undertones, and tells the tale of the fight between God and mankind. They’ll probably never make the movie, so you better read the book.

Reviews

"An original and spirited credo for the 21st century … simply brilliant."

CHANNEL TWO, ICELAND TODAY

"… the new Philip Roth, of the time when he wrote Portnoy’s Complaint. Above all, however, he is naturally himself – a fantastic author of a grotesque and rambunctious novel where satire rules the day together with cleverly construed situations. Helgason manages to convey perfectly the rootlessness of the modern male in western society!"

TLL, SUPPLEMENT TO LA STAMPA

"The most irritating thing about the Icelander HH’s novel 101 Reykjavik is that it is so damned well-written."

SYDSVENSKA DAGBLADET

"This is a comedy about divinity. And for us mortals who read it, it is first-class entertainment liberally spiced with polemical barbs."

MORGUNBLADID DAILY

"This crazy comedy seems to have been written on illegal substances."

parallelesmag.com

Mr. Universe (2003)

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