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.

Some facts

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was the son of Sigríður Halldórsdóttir (born 1872) and Guðjón Helgason (born 1870). He lived in Reykjavík during his early years, then moved to Laxnes in Mosfellssveit in 1905. Forty years later, he moved to Gljúfrasteinn, Mosfellsveit.

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1872 - 1870 - Reykjavík - Laxnes - Mosfellssveit - 1905 - Gljúfrasteinn

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He soon started to read books and write stories, and when he was 14 years old, his first article was published in Morgunblaðið under the name H.G.. Not much later he published an article (about an old clock) under his name in the same paper.

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During his career he wrote 51 novels, poetry, many newspaper articles, plays, travelogues, short stories and more.

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He wrote - Novel - Poetry - Play - Travelogue - Short stories

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He was married and had four children. Laxness died at the age of 95.

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In 2003 Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson published Memoir of Laxness, part one of three. The book was much criticised, and its future as an accepted reference is uncertain. Still, the book must be taken into account when considering Laxness's life.

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2003 - Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson - Memoir of Laxness

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