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Halldór Laxness

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic writer
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. Wikipedia
Born: April 23, 1902, Reykjavík, Iceland
Died: February 8, 1998 (age 95 years), Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse: Auður Laxness (m. 1945–1998)
Grandchildren: Dóri DNA and Halldór Halldórsson