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Halldor Kiljan Laxness, recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. His original surname was Gudjonsson. He spent his boyhood on his father's farm and was educated at the Icelandic Latin School.
Laxness published his first book, BARN NATTURUNNAR, when he was 17. He gained recognition as a writer with the novel SALKA VALKA which was published in 1931. He also published several autobiographical books.
Halldor Laxness died near Riykjavik, Iceland in 1998.
CHRONOLOGY
1902 He was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. (April 23)
1919 BARN NATTURUNNAR
1923 NOKKRAR SOGUR
1924 UNDIR HELGAHNUK
1927 VEFARINN MIKLI FRA KASIMIR (THE GREAT WEAVER); He moved to the United States.
1930 KVAEO AKVER; He returned to Iceland.
1931 SALKA VALKA
1932 FOTATAK MANNA
1934 STRAUMROF; SJALFSTAETT FOLK I-II (INDEPENDENT PEOPLE)
1935 PORD UR GAMLI HALTI
1937 DAGLEID A FJOLLUM; HEIMSLJOS I-IV (WORLD LIGHT)
1938 GERSKA AEVINTYRID
1942 VETTVANGUR DAGSINS; SJO TOFRAMENN
1943 ISLANDSKLUKKAN I-III (ICELAND'S BELL)
1946 SJALFSAGO HLUTIR
1948 ATOMSTODIN (THE ATOM STATION)
1950 RESUBOKARKORN
1952 HEIMAN EG FOR; GERPLA (THE HAPPY WARRIORS)
1954 SILFURTUNGLID
1955 DAGUR I SENN; He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1957 BREKKUKOTSANNALL (THE FISH CAN SING)
1959 GJORNINGABOK
1960 PARADISARHEIMT (PARADISE RECLAIMED)
1961 STROMPLEIKURINN
1962 PRJONASTOFAN SOLIN
1963 SKALDATIMI
1964 SJOSTRAFAKVERID
1965 UPPHAF MANNUDARSTEFNU
1966 DUFNAVEISLAN
1967 ISLENDINGGASPJALL
1968 KRISTNIHALD UNDIR JOKLI (CHRISTIANITY AT GLACIER)
1969 VINLANDSPUNKTAR
1970 INNANSVETTARKRONIKA
1971 YFIRSKYGGOIR STADIR
1972 GUDSGJAFAPULA
1974 PJODHATIDARROLLA
1978 SJOMEISTARASAGAN
1980 GRIKKLANDSARID
1981 VID HEYGARDSHORNID
1987 SAGAM AF BRAUDDINU DYRA (BREAD OF LIFE); DAGAR HJA MUNKUM (DAY WITH MONKS)
1998 He died near Reykjavik, Iceland. (February 8)
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