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Laxness Halldór Kiljan
(1902–1998)

Icelandic novelist, b. Reykjavík as Halldór Kiljan Gudjónsson. Although Laxness was converted to Roman Catholicism briefly, The Weaver of Cashmere (1927) expressed his disillusionment with Christianity. His sympathies turned toward socialism and communism and are reflected in later novels. Salka Valka (1931–32, tr. 1936),... More...

Iceland, 2002, Halldór Laxness

Paraguay, 1977, Medal of Nobel prize of Literature

Sweden, 1985, Icelandic scene

Uganda, 1995, Halldór Laxness