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Halldór Laxness

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (23. apríl 1902 - 8. febrúar 1998) var íslenskur rithöfundur og skáld, jafnan talinn einn helsti íslenski rithöfundurinn á 20. öld. Á ferli sínum skrifaði Halldór skáldsögur, smásögur, margar blaðagreinar, samdi ljóð, leikrit, þýddi bækur yfir á íslensku og fleira. Halldór hlaut Nóbelsverðlaun í bókmenntum árið 1955.

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and poet, often considered one of the greatest Icelandic writers of the 20th century. During his career, Halldór wrote novels, short stories, many newspaper articles, composed poetry, plays, translated books into Icelandic, and more. Halldór was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955.

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Born	1902
Died	1998

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Independant People: An Epic

by Halldór Laxness
First published in 1934 — 36 editions
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The fish can sing

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1957 — 7 editions
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The atom station

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1948 — 7 editions
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Die Islandglocke: Roman

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1943 — 6 editions

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Salka Valka

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1934 — 6 editions

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Paradise reclaimed

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1960 — 5 editions

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World light

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1955 — 5 editions

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Prjónastofan Sólin: gamanleikur

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1962 — 3 editions

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Barn náttúrunnar: ástarsaga

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1919 — 3 editions

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A Quire of seven

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1974 — 3 editions

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Sjálfsagðir hlutir: ritgerðir.

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1946 — 3 editions

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Zeit zu schreiben: biograph. Aufzeichnungen

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1963 — 3 editions

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Dúfnaveislan: skemtunarleikur í fimm þáttum

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1966 — 2 editions

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Vettvángur dagsins: ritgerðir

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1942 — 2 editions

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Frá blindhúsum

by Gunnar Gunnarsson and Halldór Laxness First published in 1948 — 2 editions

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Í túninu heima

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1975 — 2 editions

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Salka Valka.

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1959 — 2 editions
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Strompleikurinn: gamanleikur í þrem þáttum

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1961 — 2 editions

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Salka Valka: Roman

by Halldór Laxness First published in 1936 — 2 editions
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The Fish Can Sing

by Halldór Laxness First published in 2001 — 2 editions

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Icelandic author (1902-1998)

Born	1902
Died	1998

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OLID: OL62102A
GoodReads: 8875
ISNI: 0000000121222110
IMDb: nm0493433
Library of Congress Names: n78095360
LibraryThing: laxnesshalldor
MusicBrainz: c23fed6a-39e3-43cd-8b44-a683e3a52c7d
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV032555
VIAF: 17225412
Wikidata: Q80321
Inventaire.io: wd:Q80321

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Halldor Kiljan Laxness
Halldor Laxness
Halldór Laxness.
Halldór Kiljan Laxness
Halldór Kiljan Laxness
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Halldór Laxness
Halldór Kilian Laxness
HALLDOR LAXNESS
Halldo r Laxness.
Halldo r Laxness
Halldŕ Kilian Laxness
Halldoṙ Laxness
Laxness, Halldor; Magnusson, Magnus (Translator)
halldor laxness

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