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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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-04-23
Deathday1998-02-08 (95 years old)
Birth NameHalldór Kiljan Laxness
Birth PlaceReykjavík, Iceland
ReligionCatholic Church
SpouseAuður Laxness
ChildrenGuðný Halldórsdóttir
CitizenshipsIceland
Also Known AsHalldór Kiljan Laxness, Halldór Guðjónsson
AwardsNobel Prize in Literature
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