Halldór Laxness

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (born Halldór Guðjónsson) (April 23, 1902 - February 8, 1998) was a famous 20th century Icelandic author of such novels as Independent People, The Atom Station, Paradise Reclaimed, Iceland's Bell, The Fish Can Sing and World Light. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955.

Publications

The following is a partial list of publications written by or connected with Laxness:

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• 1919: Barn náttúrunnar, novel
• 1923: Nokkrar sögur, short stories
• 1924: Undir Helgahnúk, novel
• 1925: Kaþólsk viðhorf, essay
• 1927: Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír, novel
• 1929: Alþýðubókin, articles
• 1930: Kvæðakver, poems
• 1931: Salka Valka (Part I) - Þú vínviður hreini, novel
• 1932: Salka Valka (Part II) - Fuglinnn í fjörunni, novel
• 1933: Fótatak manna, short stories (see Þættir)
• 1933: Í Austurvegi, travelogue
• 1934: Straumrof, play
• 1934: Sjálfstætt fólk (Part I, Independent People) - Landnámsmaður Íslands, novel
• 1935: Sjálfstætt fólk (Part II) - Erfiðir tímar, novel
• 1935: Þórður gamli halti, short stories (see Þættir)
• 1937: Dagleið á fjöllum, articles
• 1937: Heimsljós (Part I, World Light) - Ljós heimsins (later named, Kraftbirtíngarhljómur guðdómsins), novel
• 1938: Gerska æfintýrið, travelogue
• 1938: Heimsljós (Part II) - Höll sumarlandsins, novel
• 1939: Heimsljós (Part III) - Hús skáldsins, novel
• 1940: Heimsljós (Part IV) - Fegurð himinsins, novel
• 1942: Vettvángur dagsins, articles
• 1942: Sjö töframenn, short stories (see Þættir)
• 1943: Íslandsklukkan (Iceland's Bell, Part I) - Íslandsklukkan, novel
• 1944: Íslandsklukkan (Part II) - Hið ljósa man, novel
• 1946: Íslandsklukkan (Part III) - Eldur í Kaupinhafn, novel
• 1946: Sjálfsagðir hlutir, essays
• 1948: Atómstöðin (The Atom Station), novel
• 1950: Reisubókarkorn, articles
• 1950: Snæfríður Íslandssól, play (from Íslandsklukkan)
• 1952: Gerpla, novel
• 1952: Heiman eg fór, novel/travelogue
• 1954: Silfurtúnglið, play

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• 1954: Þættir, collected short stories
• 1955: Dagur í senn, articles
• 1957: Brekkukotsannáll, novel
• 1959: Gjörníngabók, articles
• 1960: Paradísarheimt, novel
• 1961: Strompleikurinn, play
• 1962: Prjónastofan Sólin, play
• 1963: Skáldatími, articles
• 1964: Sjöstafakverið, short stories
• 1965: Upphaf mannúðarstefnu, articles
• 1966: Dúfnaveislan, play
• 1967: Íslendíngaspjall, articles
• 1968: Kristnihald undir Jökli (Under the Glacier/Christianity at Glacier), novel
• 1969: Vínlandspúnktar, articles
• 1970: Innansveitarkronika, novel
• 1970: Úa, play (from Kristnihald undir Jökli)
• 1971: Yfirskygðir staðir, articles
• 1972: Guðsgjafaþula, novel
• 1972: Norðanstúlkan, play (from Atómstöðin)
• 1974: Þjóðhátíðarrolla, articles
• 1975: Í túninu heima, memoirs I
• 1976: Úngur eg var, memoirs III
• 1977: Seiseijú, mikil ósköp, articles
• 1978: Sjömeistarasagan, memoirs II
• 1980: Grikklandsárið, memoirs IV
• 1981: Við heygarðshornið, articles
• 1984: Og árin líða, articles
• 1986: Af menníngarástandi, articles
• 1987: Dagar hjá múnkum, memoirs
• 1987: Sagan af brauðinu dýra, short story
• 1992: Jón í Brauðhúsum, short story
• 1992: Skáldsnilld Laxness
• 1996: Fugl á garðstaurnum og fleiri smásögur, short stories
• 1997: Únglíngurinn í skóginum, poem
• 1998: Perlur í skáldskap Laxness
• 1999: Úngfrúin góða og Húsið, short story
• 2000: Smásögur, short stories
• 2001: Gullkorn úr greinum Laxness
• 2001: Kórvilla á Vestfjörðum og fleiri sögur, short stories.
• 2001: Laxness um land og Þjóð

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