Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Icelandic: [ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaksnɛs] (listen); 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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Halldór K. Laxness, Challdor Kil'jan Laksness, Halldór Guðjónsson, and 12 others
Challdor Laksness, Khalʹdor Kilʹi︠a︡n Laksness, Хальдор Кильян Лакснесс, Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Лакснесс Хальдор, Лакснесс Халлдор, Laksness Khalldor, Halldór Laxness, Laksness Khalʹdor, Khalldor Laksness, Chalntor Laxnes, Halldor Gudjonsson - Born:
- Nov. 8, 1902
- Died:
- Nov. 8, 1998
