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- Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Icelandic: [ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaksnɛs] ⓘ; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories.
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Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Icelandic: [ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaksnɛs] ⓘ; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories.
Halldór Laxness (born April 23, 1902, Reykjavík, Iceland—died February 8, 1998, near Reykjavík) was an Icelandic novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. He is considered the most creative Icelandic writer of the 20th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Who was Halldór Laxness? The universal appeal of the very Icelandic author, Halldór Laxness (1902-1998) is what makes him so unique to other Icelandic writers of the 20th century. Laxness took his subject matter from Icelandic society, and produced work rooted in the Icelandic epic tradition.
Jul 4, 2022 · An outspoken socialist and a defender of Iceland’s independence (achieved in 1944, when, after centuries under the Danish monarchy, it declared itself a republic), Laxness condemned...
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1955 was awarded to Halldór Kiljan Laxness "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland"
Independent People: An Epic (Icelandic: Sjálfstætt fólk) is a novel by Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, originally published in two volumes in 1934 and 1935.
Mar 23, 2017 · Halldór Laxness wrote more than 60 books. He's Iceland's only Nobel laureate and arguably the most influential writer of the 20th century.
