Biography of Halldór Laxness

Memoir of Halldór Laxness was published in Iceland from 2003. It is the memoir of novelist and Nobel Laureate, Halldór Laxnessf> and is in three volumes:

• Halldór the first part was published in 2003
• Part two Kiljan was published in 2004
• Part three, Laxness, remains to be published.

Part I, Halldór

This volume is 620 pages long, including references and 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

To be published.