Biography of Halldór Laxness

Template:Use dmy dates Biography of Halldór Laxness (Icelandic: Ævisaga Halldórs Kiljans Laxness) is an Icelandic biography of novelist and Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness by Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was published in three volumes:

1. Halldór (2003)
2. Kiljan (2004)
3. Laxness (2005)

Part I, Halldór

This volume is 620 pages long, including references and the index. The book was published by Almenna bókafélagið and is in Icelandic.

It covers the years 1902 to 1932; his first years as a child, his years in Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, his first dictations from his works, his first travels to foreign countries and adventures there, his stay in the abbey, his relationships with other authors, his first four books and his stay in America.

Part II, Kiljan

This part was published in 2004.

Part III, Laxness

This part was published in 2005.

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