laxness

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Embedded in the pavement in front of it is a plaque dedicated to the Nobel laureate Halldór Laxness, who was born there on April 23, 1902.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022

Laxness was prolific — he wrote 22 novels, as well as stories, plays, poetry and travelogues.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022

In 2021, she was awarded the Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize for her contribution to "the renewal of the art of storytelling".

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2021

The classics I mean to bring – Laxness, Chekhov – will stay on the shelf.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2017

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was born in 1902 in Reykjavík.

From Seven Icelandic Short Stories by Steingrímur J. Þorsteinsson