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Halldor Laxness

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Halldor Laxness


Halldor Laxness is an author, who like many authors has died.  Some people think he looked like this:

 

Books


The list is not complete, and for now only has books that are in print and translated in English.

 

Novels:

 

Books About Halldor Laxness

 

 

Links


 

 

The Great Weaver From Reykjavik

An article discussing the life and works of Halldor Laxness.  Also, pictures.

 

Nobel Banquet Speech

A speech given by Laxness.  Available as text (in Swedish and English), or audio recording (only Swedish).

 

Halldor Laxness and The CIA 

An article discussing the blacklisting of Laxness, and the FBI and CIA's interest in the Icelandic author.

 

Halldor Laxness Museum

Pictures of Laxness, and his house.  Information about Laxness and the museum.  Mostly in Icelandic.

 

 

Video 


 

A three part documentary on Laxness.  In Icelandic.

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Here is one about the Laxness museum.  It is in English.

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The words of this song were written by Halldor Laxness.  In Icelandic.

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Here are the lyrics in Icelandic:                                          And here they are in English (I have no idea how accurate this translation is.):

 

Ó, hve létt er þitt skóhljóð.                                               Oh, how light is your footsteps (sound of shoes).

 

Ó, hve lengi ég beið þín                                                  Oh, how long I waited for you.

Það er vorhret á glugga,                                                  There is spring rain on window,

napur vindur sem hvín.                                                    Chilling wind which squeeks.

En ég veit eina stjörnu                                                     But I know one star,

eina stjörnu sem skín                                                       Star thats shines

og nú loks ertu kominn,                                                   Now finaly have you come,

þú ert kominn til mín.                                                      You have come to me.

Það eru erfiðir tímar.                                                        There are hard times.

það er atvinnuþref.                                                          There is little work.

Ég hef ekkert að bjóða                                                     I have nothing to offer.

Ekki ögn sem ég gef,                                                       I give not small portion/small particle/size of dustmote,

nema von mína og líf mitt                                                Except my hope and my life.                            

hvort ég vaki eða sef,                                                      This only-thing you gave me.

þetta eitt sem þú gafst mér.                                             That is all I have.

Það er allt sem ég hef.

En í kvöld lýkur vetri                                                          But tonight winter ends

sérhvers vinnandi manns,                                                   Each working man's

og á morgun skín maísól.                                                   And tmorrow shines maysun

Það er maísólin hans.                                                         That is his maysun

Það er maísólin okkar,                                                        That is our maysun

okkar einingarbands.                                                         Our uniting

Fyrir þér ber ég fána                                                          For you I carry flag

þessa framtíðarlands                                                         This future-county's

 

 

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