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Halldór Kiljan Laxness

nobel prize for literature


Details of the Nobel Prize awarded to Halldór Kiljan Laxness
Full Name
of the recipient		Halldór Kiljan Laxness
AwardNobel Prize in Literature
Year of Award1955
Share in Award100.0%
Award Shared with
Motivation
for the Award		for his vivid epic power which has renewed the great narrative art of Iceland
Place of BirthReykjavik, Iceland ISL
Date of Birth23 April 1902
Age
at the time of Award		52 years
Place of DeathReykjavik, Iceland ISL
Date of Death8 February 1998
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