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Halldór Laxness

(Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998)

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 include August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht, and Ernest Hemingway. (From Wikipedia)

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Books by Halldór Laxness:

Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998: Barn Náttúrummar: Ástarsaga (in Icelandic; Rejkjavik; 1919) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

Additional books by Halldór Laxness in the extended shelves:

Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998: Alþýðubókin (Alþýðuprentsmiðjan, 1929), also by Fiske Icelandic Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998: Barn náttúrunnar : ástarsaga (Á konstnað höfundarins, 1919) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998: Barn náttúrunnar. Ástarsaga. ([Félagsprentsmiðjan], 1910) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Halldór Laxness, 1902-1998: Undir Helgahnúk (Bókaverzlun Ársæls Árnasonar, 1924) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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