Halldór Laxness

Also known as Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Halldor Laxness, Halldor Kiljan Laxness

escritor islandês (1902-1998)

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Halldór Laxness, born Halldór Guðjónsson in Reykjavík in 1902, was an Icelandic linguist, novelist, translator, and playwright. He began his work period in 1916 and continued until 1998. His literary output included narrative poetry and works such as *Ásmundur Sveinsson*, *Straumrof*, *Den store vaever fra Kashmir*, *De islandske sagaer og andre essays*, and *Reisubókarkorn*. He wrote in the Icelandic language and worked primarily in Iceland.

Laxness received the Nobel Prize in Literature and was recognized in the Nobel Literature collection. He was also nominated for the prize. He was affiliated with the Catholic Church and Lutheranism, and belonged to the Benedictines religious order. He died in Mosfellsbær in 1998 due to Alzheimer's disease, which was a natural cause. He had a child named Guðný Halldórsdóttir.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1902 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century Icelandic novelists.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1902
Died: 1998
Works: 285

Top works

Í Austurvegi
Ásmundur Sveinsson
Straumrof
Den store vaever fra Kashmir
De islandske sagaer og andre essays

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Reykjavik, Iceland

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…

Known for

The Fish Can Sing1973
The Fish Can Sing1973
Halldór Kiljan Laxness — Self (archive footage)1962

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1955
“for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Iceland
Place of birth: Reykjavík
Place of death: Mosfellsbær
Child: Guðný Halldórsdóttir
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: Icelandic
Religion: Lutheranism
Award: Nobel Prize in Literature
Genre: narrative poetry
Image: Halldór Kiljan Laxness 1955.jpg
Work location: Iceland
Religious order: Benedictines

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Commons category: Halldór Laxness
date of birth: 1902-04-23
date of death: 1988-02-08
Commons Creator page: Halldór Laxness
topic's main category: Category:Halldór Laxness
birth name: Halldór Guðjónsson
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
start of work period: 1916-00-00
cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
P8168: Piyale Pasha
manner of death: natural causes
end of work period: 1998-00-00

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Article · Português

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (nome inicial Halldór Guðjónsson) (Reiquiavique, 23 de Abril de 1902 — 8 de Fevereiro de 1998) foi um escritor islandês. Nasceu em Reykjavík, filho de Sigríður Halldórsdóttir (nascida em 1872) e Guðjón Helgason (nascido em 1870). Viveu em Reykjavík até sua juventude, e mudou-se para Laxnes (Mosfellssveit) em 1905. Quarenta anos mais tarde mudou-se para Gljúfrasteinn, Mosfellssveit. Com 14 anos escreveu o primeiro artigo, publicado no jornal Morgunblaðið, que assinou com a sigla H.G.. Não muito mais tarde publicou, com o seu nome, um artigo sobre um velho relógio no referido jornal. Durante sua carreira escreveu 51 romances, poesia, artigos de jornal, livros de viagens, peças de teatro, contos e outras obras. Em 1923, Laxness converteu-se ao catolicismo, experiência que o autor relata na obra "O grande tecelão da Caxemira (1927)". Contudo abandonou essa religião (tornou-se ateu) e aderiu ao comunismo (O livro do povo 1929 e Poemas 1930). Foi galardoado com o Nobel de Literatura de 1955.

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