Книга: Halldor Laxness «The Atom Station»
Производитель: "Vintage" When the Americans make an offer to buy land in Iceland to build a NATO airbase after World War II, a storm of protest is provoked throughout the country. The airbase provides Laxness with the catalyst for his astonishing and powerful satire. Narrated by a country girl from the north, the novel follows her experiences after she takes up employment as a maid in the house of her Member of Parliament. Marvelling at the customs and behaviour of the people around her, she emerges as the one obstinate reality in a world of unreality. Her observations and experiences expose the bourgeois society of the south as rootless and shallow and in stark contrast to the age-old culture of the solid and less fanciful north. A witty and moving satire on politics and politicians, Communists and anti-Communists, phoney culture fiends, big business and all the pretensions of authority, Laxness' masterpiece of social commentary is as relevant today as when it was written in 1948. ISBN:978-0-099-45515-8 Издательство: "Vintage" (2004)
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Halldór Laxness
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Halldór Kiljan Laxness (Audio-IPA|Halldor kiljan laxness.ogg|ˈhaltour ˈcʰɪljan ˈlaxsnɛs) (born Halldór Guðjónsson) (
Early life
Laxness was born under the name Halldór Guðjónsson (following the tradition of Icelandic patronymics) in
Roman Catholicism
In 1922, Laxness joined the Abbaye St. Maurice et St. Maur in
Inside the walls of the abbey, he practiced self-study, read books, and studied French,
Laxness wrote of his
Literary career
During his career Laxness wrote
Later life
Laxness moved to the
He was married twice, including his second marriage to Auður Sveinsdóttir. He had four children.
Laxness died in Iceland in 1998 at the age of 95.
Reception
The single volume biography by Halldór Guðmundsson won the Icelandic literary prize for best work of
Publications
The following is a partial list of publications written by or connected with Laxness:
Novels
* 1919: "Barn náttúrunnar"
* 1924: "Undir Helgahnúk"
* 1927: "Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír"
* 1931: "Salka Valka" (Part I) - "Þú vínviður hreini"
* 1932: "Salka Valka" (Part II) - "Fuglinn í fjörunni"
* 1934: "Sjálfstætt fólk" (Part I, "
* 1935: "Sjálfstætt fólk" (Part II) - "Erfiðir tímar (Hard Times)"
* 1937: "Heimsljós" (Part I, "World Light") - "Ljós heimsins" (later named "Kraftbirtíngarhljómur guðdómsins")
* 1938: "Heimsljós" (Part II) - "Höll sumarlandsins"
* 1939: "Heimsljós" (Part III) - "Hús skáldsins"
* 1940: "Heimsljós" (Part IV) - "Fegurð himinsins"
* 1952: "Heiman eg fór"
* 1943: "
* 1944: "
* 1946: "
* 1948: "Atómstöðin" ("
* 1952: "Gerpla" ("Happy Warriors")
* 1957: "Brekkukotsannáll" ("
* 1960: "Paradísarheimt" ("Paradise Reclaimed")
* 1968: "Kristnihald undir Jökli" ("Under the Glacier/Christianity at Glacier")
* 1970: "Innansveitarkronika"
* 1972: "Guðsgjafaþula"
tories
* 1923: "Nokkrar sögur"
* 1933: "Fótatak manna"
* 1935: "Þórður gamli halti"
* 1942: "Sjö töframenn"
* 1954: "Þættir" (collection)
* 1964: "Sjöstafakverið"
* 1987: "Sagan af brauðinu dýra"
* 1992: "Jón í Brauðhúsum"
* 1996: "Fugl á garðstaurnum og fleiri smásögur"
* 1999: "Úngfrúin góða og Húsið"
* 2000: "Smásögur"
* 2001: "Kórvilla á Vestfjörðum og fleiri sögur"
Plays
* 1934: "Straumrof"
* 1950: "Snæfríður Íslandssól" (from the novel "
* 1954: "Silfurtúnglið"
* 1961: "Strompleikurinn"
* 1962: "Prjónastofan Sólin"
* 1966: "Dúfnaveislan"
* 1970: "Úa" (from the novel "Kristnihald undir Jökli")
* 1972: "Norðanstúlkan" (from the novel "
Poetry
* 1930: "Kvæðakver"
* 1997: "Únglíngurinn í skóginum"
Travelogues
* 1933: "Í Austurvegi"
* 1938: "Gerska æfintýrið"
Memoirs
* 1975: "Í túninu heima", part I
* 1976: "Úngur eg var", part II
* 1978: "Sjömeistarasagan", part III
* 1980: "Grikklandsárið", part IV
* 1987: "Dagar hjá múnkum"
Popular culture references
* The Icelandic rock band
Family
His daughter
His grandson is a rap artist in Iceland, performing as
References, further reading and external links
* Hallberg, Peter. 1970. Hús skáldsins: um skáldverk Halldórs Laxness frá Sölku Völku til Gerplu. Reykjavík. Mál og menning.
* Hallberg, Peter. 1975. "Halldór Laxness". Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag, Reykjavík.
* Halldór Guðmundsson. 2004. "Halldór Laxness". JPV, Reykjavík [http://www.internet.is/halldor.gudmundsson] .
* Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson. 2003. "Halldór". Vol. I of Laxness’ biography. Almenna bókafélagið, Reykjavík.
* Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson. 2004. "Kiljan". Vol. II of Laxness’ biography. Bókafélagið, Reykjavík.
* Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson. 2005. "Laxness". Vol. III of Laxness’ biography. Bókafélagið, Reykjavík.
* "Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin H-O. 1990." Editors: Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir and Sigríður Harðardóttir. Örn og Örlygur hf., Reykjavík.
* Ólafur Ragnarsson and Valgerður Benediktsdóttir. 1992. "Lífsmyndir skálds : æviferill Halldórs Laxness í myndum og máli". Vaka-Helgafell, Reykjavík.
* Ólafur Ragnarsson. 2002. "Halldór Laxness : líf í skáldskap". Vaka-Helgafell, Reykjavík.
* Ólafur Ragnarsson. 2007. "Til fundar við skáldið Halldór Laxness". Veröld, Reykjavík.
* [http://www2.mbl.is/mm/serefni/laxness/ritaskra.html Bibliography]
* [http://www2.mbl.is/mm/serefni/laxness/ Halldór Laxness]
* [http://www.gljufrasteinn.is/ - "Gljúfrasteinn" The Halldór Laxness Museum web site in several languages, including English]
* Hallberg, Peter. 1971. "Halldór Laxness". Twayne Publishers, New York.
* Halldór Guðmundsson, translated by Philip Roughton. 2008. "The Islander: a Biography of Halldór Laxness". McLehose Press/Quercus.
* [http://nobelprize.org/literature/laureates/1955/laxness-bio.html Biography] from the
* [http://kirjasto.sci.fi/laxness.htm Life and work]
* [http://www.real-iceland.com/Coffee-with-Halldor Coffee with Halldór] Recounting a talk with the writer.
* [http://halldor.bravehost.com/index.html Halldór Kiljan Laxness]
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