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Bragi is one of the founders of the publishing company Smekkleysa (Bad Taste), and has translated Paul Auster's \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e into Icelandic. He is also a former bass player with The Sugarcubes, the internationally successful pop group that featured Bjürk as the lead vocalist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanice Balfour\u003c\/b\u003e studied literature and Italian at the University of Iceland. 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