num_pages: 164
description: Set against the bleak landscape of Iceland, a story of madness unfolds as Paul describes growing up in a working-class family and his frequent retreat into his own fantasy world, which eventually leads him to Klepp, a psychiatric hospital.
language: English
title: Angels of the Universe
titlecomplete: Angels of the Universe
genres: Literature, School, Literary Fiction, Classics, Novels, Drama, Fiction, Travel, Scandinavian Literature, Contemporary
ratings_count: 2093
places: Reykjavik (Reykjavík)
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Nordic Council Literature Prize (Nordisk Raads Litteraturpris)
publisher: St Martins Press