"The book I’m reading from is a German novel called Drei Kameraden by Erik Maria Remarque, which takes place shortly after the end of World War I. This book was given to my father on his fiftieth birthday by a close relative and good friend. In Icelandic, the title was translated to ‘The Friends’. I guess the title was the reason why our relative selected this book as a present for my father, as well as its appealing thickness. At home, I don’t think anyone read the book, except for me. I read it often when I was young, and was very impressed by it. Later, it became the only book from my childhood home that I took with me when I moved away."