DescriptionA beautiful but disturbing portrait of a misfit painfully aware that he's not like anyone else.
--NPRFormer comedian (and mayor) J n Gnarr now turns his lens from politics to tell his life story in his literary debut.
The Indian is a highly entertaining and bittersweet literary memoir by J n Gnarr, the world-famous Icelandic comedian and former Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland, revisiting his troubled childhood.
Diagnosed as retarded because of his severe dyslexia and ADHD, Gnarr spent time in a home for retarded children before getting out, only to find himself subjected to constant bullying, leading the young Gnarr to identify with the Indians against bully cowboys on TV.
The Indian is the first book in a trilogy that looks back at Gnarr's childhood and adolescence, providing the unparalleled coming of age story of an outcast who overcame the odds and matured into a world-renowned comedian, actor, writer, and politician.
Each book in the trilogy is told with the warmth and humor that defines Gnarr's unique personality, allowing readers of all ages to identify with his story.
About the Author Jón Gnarr was born in 1967 in Reykjavík.
He formed the Best Party in 2009 and became the mayor of Reykjavík in 2010.
His acting work includes the movies The Icelandic Dream and A Man Like Me and the television series The Night Shift, which aired on BBC4.
As a child, Gnarr was diagnosed with severe mental retardation due to dyslexia, learning difficulties, and ADHD.
He nevertheless overcame his hardships and went on to become one of Iceland's most well-known actors and comedians, and published the first two volumes in his fictionalized autobiography in 2006, The Indian, and 2009, The Pirate (the third volume will be published in Iceland in fall 2014-Deep Vellum will publish the trilogy in full in 2015-2016).
In late 2009 Gnarr formed the joke Best Party with a number of friends with no background in politics.
The Best Party, which was a satirical political party that pa.
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