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by Halldór Laxness

135 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

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 only 17, the beginning of a long literary career of more than 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 World Light and Independent People. In 1955 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Reviews

[Thorsteinn Rafnsson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Get ekki sagt að ég hafi haft sérstaklega gaman af þessari bók, en það leynast perlur inn á milli; eins og þrumuræðan um menningarsnauðu moldvörpurnar á Íslandi í pontu vetrarbrautarinnar.

Frásagnarhátturinn er mjög í anda Strinberg; sundurtættur og vafinn dulúð. Mér finnst efniviðurinn ekki alveg nógu áhugaverður til að nota þess háttar uppbyggingu.. en hey! To each his own. En áhugavert hvernig endirinn á þessari bók og Undir Helghnúk eru nánast eins.