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Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902 - 1998) "Ich bin Taoist gewesen, später wurde ich auch Expressionist, Surrealist, Freudianer und so weiter, schließlich marxistischer Mitläufer, obwohl ich Marx nie gelesen habe." "Wer nicht in Poesie lebt, überlebt hier auf der Erde nicht." (Halldór Kiljan Laxness) Der schöpferische Weg des vielleicht eigensinnigsten Nationaldichter-Querkopfs, Meinungswandlers und Kosmopoliten vom nördlichen Rand der Menschenwelt Eine schriftstellerische Existenz zwischen Beifall und Empörung Der isländische Schriftsteller Halldór Gudjónsson wurde am 23. April 1902 in Reykjavik geboren, verbrachte seine Kindheit allerdings auf "Laxness", dem kleinen Hof seiner Eltern, dessen Namen er später übernehmen sollte, in bäuerlicher Umgebung. 1919, als 17jähriger Gymnasiast, verfasste Laxness die in fortgeschrittenem Alter von ihm als "Jugendsünde" bezeichnete romantische Erzählung "Ein Naturkind" ("Barn náttútunnar"). Bereits in jungen Jahren übten andere Länder große Anziehungskraft auf ihn aus, und so reiste er 1920 nach Dänemark , wo er in Dänischer Sprache einige Erzählungen für verschiedene Zeitungen schrieb. 1922 führten ihn seine Reisen abermals nach Dänemark sowie nach Deutschland, Frankreich und Italien. 1923 zog sich Laxness, um Ordnung in sein Bewusstsein zu bringen und überhaupt auf der Suche nach spiritueller Orientierung, für ein Jahr in ein luxemburgisches Benediktinerkloster zurück, konvertierte zum Katholizismus, (von dem er sich einige Jahre später wieder abwenden sollte), und nahm den zweiten Vornamen Kiljan an. In "Der große Weber von Kaschmir" fand diese Sinnsuche schließlich auch ihren literarischen Niederschlag.

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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1955 "for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland" Halldór Kiljan Laxness Iceland b. 1902 d. 1998 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1955 Presentation Speech Biography Banquet Speech ... Other Resources The 1955 Prize in: Physics Chemistry Physiology or Medicine Literature ... Peace Find a Laureate: SITE FEEDBACK CONTACT TELL A FRIEND Last modified November 25, 2003 The Official Web Site of The Nobel Foundation

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was born in 1902 in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, but spent his youth in the country. From the age of seventeen on, he travelled and lived abroad, chiefly on the European continent. He was influenced by expressionism and other modern currents in Germany and France. In the mid-twenties he was converted to Catholicism; his spiritual experiences are reflected in several books of an autobiographical nature, chiefly (Under the Holy Mountain), 1924. In 1927, he published his first important novel, (The Great Weaver from Kashmir). Laxness's religious period did not last long; during a visit to America he became attracted to socialism. (The Book of the People), 1929, is evidence of a change toward a socialist outlook. In 1930, Laxness settled in Iceland. Laxness's main achievement consists of three novel cycles written during the thirties, dealing with the people of Iceland. 1931, and 1932, (both translated as Salka Valka), tell the story of a poor fisher girl; Sjalfstaettfolk (Independent People), 1934-35, treats the fortunes of small farmers, whereas the tetralogy

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Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback Icelandic writer, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955. Laxness published his first book at the age of 17. He is best-known for his fiction depicting the hardships of the working fishermen and farmers, and historical novels combining the tradition of sagas and mythology with national and social issues. With Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889-1975) and (1902-1983) Laxness was among the first internationally known Icelandic authors. " I spent my entire childhood in an environment in which the mighty of the earth had no place outside story books and dreams. Love of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child." (from Laxness's Nobel acceptance speech) Returning to Iceland, Laxness spent several years traveling through the country. During a stay in the United States, he lectured among others about fishing at a IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) club, but was not enthusiastic by their anarchist activities and believed that they opposed as much Marx and Lenin as Rockefeller and Morgan. In San Francisco he read James Joyce's Ulysses - later he wondered why Joyce is not counted among the most important surrealist writers. German authors, such as Thomas Mann, did not inspire him - according to Laxness, Mann was too professor-like and Goethe overrated. Perhaps the most important novelist for him was

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