Halldór Laxness
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. Writers who influenced Laxness included August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway.
Halldór Laxness | |
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Laxness in 1955 | |
| Born | Halldór Guðjónsson 23 April 1902 Reykjavík, Danish Iceland |
| Died | 8 February 1998 (aged 95) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (1955) |
| Spouses |
Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir
(m. 1930–1940)Auður Sveinsdóttir
(m. 1945–1998) |
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