[Max Cairnduff]

Hi all,

There's a concept in contemporary iceland of the present generation being essentially cossetted, there's a term for it - something like the cosy generation, though I'm not certain it's exactly that.

It's a generation that grew up in prosperity, in a time without threat of war or poverty, when life was essentially comfortable and luxuries which earlier generations wouldn't even have aspired to became accessible to all who wanted them.

Obviously all that ended last week.

Anyway, in Iceland there is one author well known for writing about this particular generation, their lives and concerns. He is apparently of it himself. But, annoyingly, I lost the article where I was reading about him and google searches have not proved successful.

Anyone here have any idea who I'm talking about?

While I'm on the topic, Jar City which is now out of print in the UK irritatingly is also I understand good on contemporary Iceland. Is that correct, or is my understanding a tad off? I've not read it so I'm not sure.

Thanks for any help anyone can provide.