The Pirate

By Jón GnarrTranslated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith The second book in a trilogy chronicling the troubled childhood of international sensation Jón Gnarr, The Pirate revisits his teenage years with sincere compassion and great humor: bullied relentlessly, young Jón receives rebellious inner strength through the Sex Pistols and Prince Kropotkin—punk rock and anarchy offer the promise of a better and more exciting life. Publication Date: January 12, 2016 Paperback: 9781941920206eBook: 9781941920213 Description "An Icelandic-punk version of Catcher in the Rye." —Dallas Morning News "If there were more people like Jón Gnarr the world wouldn't be in such a mess." —Oliver Sacks The second book in a trilogy chronicling the troubled childhood of international sensation Jón Gnarr, The Pirate revisits his teenage years with sincere compassion and great humor: bullied relentlessly, Jón receives rebellious inner strength through the Sex Pistols and Prince Kropotkin—punk rock and anarchy offe