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  <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Born Halldór Guðjónsson, he adopted the surname Laxness in honour of Laxnes in Mosfellssveit where he grew up, his family having moved from Reyjavík in 1905. He published his first novel at the age of 17, the beginning of a long literary career of over 60 books, including novels, short stories, poetry, and plays. Confirmed a Catholic in 1923, he later moved away from religion and for a long time was sympathetic to Communist politics, which is evident in his novels [book: World Light] and [book: Independent People]. In 1955 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[The Sagas, Catholicism, Communism]]></influences>  <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Reykjavík</hometown>  <born_at>04/23/1902</born_at>  <died_at>02/08/1998</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Independent People]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.17</average_rating>
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  <published>1935</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Under the Glacier]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.58</average_rating>
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  <published>1968</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Iceland's Bell]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <published>1972</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Fish Can Sing]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.79</average_rating>
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  <published>1957</published>  
  
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        <book id="14266">
  <title><![CDATA[Paradise Reclaimed]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.98</average_rating>
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  <published>1990</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[World Light]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.17</average_rating>
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  <published>1969</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Atom Station]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.52</average_rating>
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  <published>1948</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Salka Valka]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>13</ratings_count>
  <published>1932</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Great Weaver from Kashmir]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.00</average_rating>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Ordinary People]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Halldór Kiljan Laxness]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.25</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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