The Pirate

"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 bullied relentlessly, 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. Jón Gnarr , the most famous comedic actor in Iceland, founded the Best Party, ran for mayor of Reykjavík as a joke and won, and served as mayor of Reykjavík 2010-2014, in the process becoming an international sensation and symbol of true alternatives to the political process worldwide.