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Halldor Laxness
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. Major influences included August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway.
BornHalldór Guðjónsson, April 23, 1902, Reykjavík, Iceland
DiedFebruary 8, 1998, Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature, 1955

About Halldor Laxness

Novelist Halldor Laxness was born in Reykjavik, Iceland on April 23, 1902. He dies at the age of 95, on February 8, 1998.

He is well known for books such as The Atom Station, Iceland's Bell, and The Fish Can Sing, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955. He also wrote memoirs, dramas, travelogues, and collections of short stories.

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Halldor Laxness before becoming famous

Halldor Laxness was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1902 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Tiger (兎).

When he was fourteen years old, he published his first article in the local newspaper.

Achievement of Halldor Laxness

After authoring The Atom Station, a satirical novel on the consequences of the atomic bomb, he was blacklisted in the United States.

Halldor Laxness's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Guony Halldorsdottir, his daughter, went on to become an award-winning filmmaker.

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Halldor Laxness Collabed with

In 1941, he translated A Farewell to Arms, a classic work by Novelist Ernest Hemingway, into Icelandic.

Halldor Laxness Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Halldor Laxness updated on March 14 2023.