Hallgrímur Helgason (born February 18, 1959) is an Icelandic painter, novelist, translator, and columnist.
Biography
Hallgrímur Helgason was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, on February 18, 1959. He started out as a painter but gradually became a writer as well. His best known books are 101 Reykjavik (1996), The Hitman's Guide to Housecleaning (2008) and The Thousand Degree Woman (2011). Two of his novels have been turned into films and four of them have been adapted for the stage. He has held ove...