(b.1978) studied philosophy in Reykjavik and Berlin. He has authored, translated, edited and published a wide range of works, journalistic and literary. Outside his native Iceland, Helgason’s writings have appeared in publications such as The London Review of Books, Radical Philosophy, and Lettre International. Reykjavik Prison is his third novel.

“A well written and untraditional novel where speculation about the world is no less a foundation for the story than plot and development.”
FRETTABLADID

“O is written through the perceptive eye of the botanist and with the graceful patience of plants; from the macrocosmic to the microscopic, from microorganisms to despair – it’s the best novel you’ll read in a very long time.”
EIRIKUR ORN NORDDAHL