Halldór Laxness
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Auteur
Halldór Laxness (1902-1998) werd in 1955 gelauwerd met de Nobelprijs voor Literatuur. Hij schreef meer dan zestig romans, verhalenbundels, essays, reisverslagen, dichtbundels, toneelstukken en memoires. Zijn bekendste roman Onafhankelijke mensen stamt uit de jaren 1934-1935. Laxness omschrijft zijn roman ironisch als 'het verhaal over de onafhankelijkste man van het land'.
'Halldór Kiljan Laxness was born in 1902 in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, but spent his youth in the country. From the age of seventeen on, he travelled and lived abroad, chiefly on the European continent. He was influenced by expressionism and other modern currents in Germany and France. In the mid-twenties he was converted to Catholicism; his spiritual experiences are reflected in several books of an autobiographical nature, chiefly Undir Helgahnúk (Under the Holy Mountain), 1924. In 1927, he published his first important novel, Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmir (The Great Weaver from Kashmir). Laxness's religious period did not last long; during a visit to America he became attracted to socialism. Althydubókin (The Book of the People), 1929, is evidence of a change toward a socialist outlook. In 1930, Laxness settled in Iceland.
Laxness's main achievement consists of three novel cycles written during the thirties, dealing with the people of Iceland. Pú vínvidur hreini, 1931, and Fuglinn í fjörunni, 1932, (both translated as Salka Valka), tell the story of a poor fisher girl; Sjalfstaettfolk (Independent People), 1934-35, treats the fortunes of small farmers, whereas the tetralogy Ljós heimsins (The Light of the World), 1937-40, has as its hero an Icelandic folk poet. Laxness's later works are frequently historical and influenced by the saga tradition: Islandsklukkan (The Bell of Iceland), 1943-46, Gerpla (The Happy Warriors), 1952, and Paradísarheimt (Paradise Reclaimed), 1960. Laxness is also the author of the topical and sharply polemical Atómstödin (The Atom Station), 1948.' (bron Nobelprize.org)
De volgende lijst is een gedeeltelijke lijst van publicaties van Laxness, exclusief artikelen en toneelstukken:
Boeken
Overzicht titels:
- 2001, Kórvilla á Vestfjörðum og fleiri sögur
- 2001, Gullkorn úr greinum Laxness
- 2000, Smásögur
- 1999, Úngfrúin góða og Húsið
- 1997, Únglíngurinn í skóginum
- 1996, Fugl á garðstaurnum og fleiri smásögur
- 1992, Jón í Brauðhúsum
- 1987, Sagan af brauðinu dýra
- 1987, Dagar hjá múnkum
- 1980, Grikklandsárið
- 1978, Sjömeistarasagan
- 1976, Úngur eg var
- 1975, Í túninu heima
- 1972, Guðsgjafaþula
- 1970, Innansveitarkronika
- 1968, Kristnihald undir Jókli (Aan de voet van de gletsjer - 2007)
- 1964, Sjöstafakverið
- 1960, Paradísarheimt (Het herwonnen paradijs - 2004)
- 1957, Brekkukotsannáll (Het visconcert - 2004)
- 1954, Þættir
- 1952, Heiman eg fór
- 1952, Gerpla (De gelukkige krijgers - 2011)
- 1948, Atómstöðin
- 1946, Sjálfsagðir hlutir
- 1946, Íslandsklukkan (Deel III) - Eldur í Kaupinhafn (De klok van Ijsland - 2005)
- 1944, Íslandsklukkan (Deel II) - Hið ljósa man
- 1943, Íslandsklukkan (Deel I) - Íslandsklukkan
- 1942, Sjö töframenn
- 1940, Heimsljós (Deel IV) - Fegurð himinsins
- 1939, Heimsljós (Deel III) - Hús skáldsins
- 1938, Heimsljós (Deel II) - Höll sumarlandsins
- 1938, Gerska æfintýrið
- 1937, Heimsljós - Ljós heimsins (later getiteld
- 1935, Þórður gamli halti
- 1935, Sjálfstætt fólk (Deel II) - Erfiðir tímar (Onafhankelijke mensen - 2002)
- 1934, Sjálfstætt fólk (Deel I) - Landnámsmaður Íslands
- 1933, Í Austurvegi
- 1933, Fótatak manna
- 1932, Salka Valka (Deel II) - Fuglinnn í fjörunni
- 1931, Salka Valka (Deel I) - Þú vínviður hreini (Salka Valka - 2008)
- 1930, Kvæðakver
- 1927, Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír
- 1925, Kaþólsk viðhorf
- 1924, Undir Helgahnúk
- 1923, Nokkrar sögur
- 1919, Barn náttúrunnar
- 1919, Barn náttúrunnar
Recensies
- De gelukkige krijgers: Zeehondenbloed - Peter Swanborn, de Volkskrant, 14-01-2011
- Salka Valka: Er was al langer een wantrouwen jegens virtueel geld - Kester Freriks, NRC Handelsblad, 29-05-2009
- Salka Valka: Tierend houdt Salka zich staande in de visfabriek - Peter Swanborn, de Volkskrant, 06-03-2009
- Het herwonnen paradijs: Een IJslandse boer in Salt Lake City - Hester Eymers, Trouw, 13-11-2004
- Het visconcert: Blijf toch binnen het draaihekje - Kester Freriks, NRC Handelsblad, 16-07-2004
- Het visconcert: Verlangen naar de zuivere noot - Peter Swanborn, de Volkskrant, 14-05-2004
- Het visconcert: Opa viste op grauwkwabaal - Hester Eymers, Trouw, 03-04-2004
- Onafhankelijke mensen: De wereldoorlog tegen kou en lintworm - Sandra Kooke, Trouw, 19-02-2002
- Onafhankelijke mensen: Bjart, de onverzettelijke schaapherder - Peter Swanborn, de Volkskrant, 01-02-2002
- Onafhankelijke mensen: De kleinste oorlog - Kester Freriks, NRC Handelsblad, 25-01-2002
