Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they have opinions; they love them, or they hate them. At the average Christmas party, people push politics and the Kardashians aside and discuss literature.
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Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they
Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they
Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they
Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they
Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they
Being a writer in Iceland, you get rewarded all the time: People really do read our books, and they
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