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'Dark, scary, and unbelievably funny.'Los Angeles Times'The best short novel I've read this year....Small, dark, and hard to put down, The Pets may be a classic in the literature of small enclosed spaces.'Barnes & Noble ReviewBack in Reykjavik after a vacation in London, Emil Halldorsson is waiting for a call from a beautiful girl, Greta, that he met on the plane ride home, and he's just put on a pot of coffee when an unexpected visitor knocks on the door. Peeking through a window, Emil spies an erstwhile friendHavard Knutsson, his one-time roommate and current resident of a Swedish mental institutionon his doorstep, and he panics, taking refuge under his bed and hoping the frightful nuisance will simply go away.Havard won't be so easily put off, however, and he breaks into Emil's apartment and decides to wait for his returnEmil couldn't have gone far; the pot of coffee is still warming on the stove. While Emil hides under his bed, increasingly unable to show himself with each passing moment, Havard discovers the booze, and he ends up hosting a bizarre party for Emil's friends, and Greta.An alternately dark and hilarious story of cowardice, comeuppance, and assumed identity, t

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Author

Bragi Ólafsson

Publisher

Open Letter

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781934824443

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Travel

Rating

3.51 / 5 (270 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14