Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual For A Frightened Nation


Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation is a book written by the Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason. It became the number one best-selling book in Iceland in 2006, and received the Winner of the Icelandic Literary Award, and Winner of the Icelandic Bookseller Prize the same year Andri Snær Magnason. The English edition of the book has a foreword by the Icelandic artist Björk. The Icelandic version's title is Draumalandið - sjálfshjálparbók handa hræddri þjóð (English: Dreamland: A Self-Help Manual for a Frightened Nation).

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