Seasick in Munich describes one winter in the life of the author, when he studied art at the famous Art Academy in Munich in 1981-82.  It’s the story of Young Man, a shy 21-year old from a provincial and isolated country, who for the first time in his life is made to live on his own, in a big European city. Shy, non-German speaking, and not fitting in with the latest trends at the Academy, he has a hard time adopting to the difficult Bavarian capital.

A classic Bildungsroman but with a fantastical twist that nods both to Hamsun’s Hunger and Kafka’s A Hunger Artist.

• Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize 2015

“A sincere but ruthless portrait of a young man in search of himself. One of the author’s best books.”
FRETTABLADID DAILY

“Helgason’s imagination is endless, the style endlessly witty.”
nachrichten.at

“Crazy funny stuff. Full of memorable episodes and excursions into the world of modern masters like Edvard Munch to Marcel Duchamp. This book is a find-yourself-trip, social satire and art guide all packed in one.”
TOP MAGAZIN ULM