Writing · Writer · Novel
Born Apr 23, 1902 · Reykjavik, Iceland
Active 1954–1998 · Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature
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.