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Born Halldór Guðjónsson, he adopted the surname Laxness in honour of Laxnes in Mosfellssveit where he grew up, his family having moved from Reyjavík in 1905. Published in 1952, Wayward Heroes is part of the body of works for which Laxness was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1955. It is a masterfully written tragicomedy about the oath-brothers Thorgeir and Thormod, inspired by the old Icelandic sagas Saga of the Sworn Brothers and Saga of Saint Olaf. Hos Adlibris hittar du miljontals böcker och produkter inom halldor laxness Vi har ett brett sortiment av böcker, garn, leksaker, pyssel, sällskapsspel, dekoration och mycket mer för en inspirerande vardag. Writer Halldór Laxness (1902–98), won the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the author of many articles, essays, poems, short stories and novels.

Nobel Committee in its citation stated that the prize was given for "for his vivid epic power, which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland. " Born: 23/04/1902 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Died: 08/02/1998 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Citizen: Icelandic. Language: Icelandic Protagonista della nostra rubrica "Autori in tasca" oggi è l'autore islandese Halldor Laxness. Premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1955 Halldór Laxness the night he won the Nobel Prize in 1955 | Courtesy of Gljúfrasteinn On December 10, 1955, a 53-year-old Halldór Laxness — stately, distinguished, in a tux — ascended the stage at the City Hall in Stockholm to deliver his acceptance speech (or so I assume, no footage of the address actually exists) for the Nobel Prize in Literature, as is wont of champions, medal-bearers Halldór Laxness.

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Gljúfrasteinn was the home and workplace of Halldór Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. Oct 12, 2008 years ago my partner devoured Halldor Laxness's novel “Independent People” for which Laxness won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955. success and popularity to rival that of Halldor Laxness. At the end of his writing career Laxness has, at least since winning the Nobel. Prize for Literature in 1955, been a public personality, although he has been reticent about his Awards: International Peace Movement prize, 1953; Nobel prize for literature, 1955; Sonning prize, 1969.

Laxness spent most of his youth on the family farm. At age 17 he traveled to Europe, where he spent several years and, in the early 1920s, became a Roman Catholic.
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One of Iceland’s most renowned figures, he had a broad literary talent which spread from short stories and novels, poetry newspaper articles and even theatrical plays. 2016-10-05 The Nobel Prize laureate for literature in 1955, Halldór Laxness (1902–1998), was an honorary citizen of the town.
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127 likes. Halldor Laxness was a twentieth-century Icelandic writer.He received the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature, and is the only Icelandic Nobel laureate.His famous novel is Winning the Nobel Prize is a pretty amazing accomplishment. From chemistry to physics to literature, Nobel Laureates are among the best and the brightest people, furthering human knowledge one discovery at a time. But even among the winners Why did Tolstoy never win a Nobel Prize?

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Halldór Laxness, circa 1948 Photo: Heimur The Blacklisting of Halldór Laxness By Chay Lemoine Icelandic Nobel Prize winning writer Halldór Laxness was blacklisted by the policies of the United States government using the same fear and intimidation that threatened to ruin the careers of Hollywood screenwriters such as Dalton Trumbo, Ring Lardner, Jr. and American Novelist Howard Fast. Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-1998) - originally Halldór Guðjónsson - pseudonym Halldór frá Laxnesi . Icelandic writer, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955. Laxness published his … That includes the medieval sagas, the works of Nobel Prize winning novelist (1955) Halldor Laxness, and now also Icelandic detective novels. I have read most of Laxness's work that has been translated into English, which is but a small portion of his total output.

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International musicians would frequently give concerts in his living room. Gljúfrasteinn – Laxness Museum Gljúfrasteinn was the home of writer Halldór Laxness (winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955) and his family for more than half a century. Halldór was a prolific writer during his long career and his books have been translated into 43 languages and published in more than 500 editions.

Halldór Kiljan Laxness 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. Major influences included August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht and Ernest Hemingway.