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Reading "Dreamland" (ISL)

Reading "Dreamland" (ISL)

Sunday, 4. December 2011
December
17:30

Andri Snær Magnason‘s non-fiction book DREAMLAND criticises the ongoing destruction of the Icelandic natural heritage by the damming of rivers for the gain of cheap hydro electricity needed for international aluminium companies. The particularity of the Icelandic situation opens onto a wider perspective and helps us understand one fundamental thing: »Global problems« do not really exist – they are only a collection of millions of local problems and challenges people are faced with in their daily lives. Dreamland is a deeply moving book about the major concerns of our times, knowledgeable and written with a rare and touching passion. Dreamland is fun and militant. It is philosophical, political, and full of humour.
Andri Snær Magnason, born in Reykjavik 1973, is one of the best know Icelandic writers. He has written and published novels, poetry, plays, short stories, essays, CDs and films. His work has been published or performed in more than 20 countries. Due to his environmental commitment and his role in the political changes following the economic collapse he is now one of the most important voices in the country. In 2009 he filmed as a co-director his bestseller as a thrilling documentary. Both for book and film Magnason received in 2010 the important European KAIROS-prize from the Alfred-Töpfer-Foundation.

In Koorperation mit / In Co-operation with Orange Press, Alfred Töpfer Stiftung