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Halldór Laxness
AuthorBooks · Second hand1902-1998
Halldór Kiljan Laxness 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. Writers who influenced Laxness include August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht, and Ernest Hemingway.
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About Halldór Laxness
Birth
1902
Death
1998
First book
1916
Years writing
82
Halldór Kiljan Laxness 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. Writers who influenced Laxness include August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht, and Ernest Hemingway.
Halldór Laxness is widely regarded as the most prominent Icelandic writer of the 20th century.
His prolific career spanned diverse genres including novels, poetry, drama, and translation.
In 1955, his literary mastery was recognized globally when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
His masterpiece, 'Sjálfstætt fólk', stands as a fundamental pillar of Icelandic poetic narrative.
Throughout his life, he authored 285 works that deeply explore the identity and culture of Iceland.
