Biography
Halldór Kiljan Laxness (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.
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Filmography
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Writer 6
self 1
Writer
Lily (1978)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1962)
Movie
Writer
Salka Valka (1954)
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-04-23
Deathday
1998-02-08 (95 years old)
Birth Name
Halldór Guðjónsson
Birth Place
Reykjavík, Iceland
Religion
Catholic Church
Spouse
Auður Laxness
Children
Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Citizenships
Iceland
Also Known As
Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Halldór Guðjónsson
Awards
Nobel Prize in Literature
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