BOOKS by Halldor Laxness

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1	Independent People more books like this by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist A novel by an Icelandic Nobel Prizewinner, about a sheep farmer who wants only to be an independent man. When his daughter expresses her own needs for independence, the battle of wills that results is both harsh and poignant. Brad Leithauser writes in his introduction: "I finished its last chapters one late afternoon in Rome, seated in an all-but ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.92! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Fish Can Sing more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Magnus Magnusson (Translator) add to wishlist This 1955 novel by Nobel laureate Halldor Laxness takes place in a rural village in Iceland, where a young boy is abandoned by his parents and grows up to become fanatically devoted to an internationally famous singer. see all copies from $2.09! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Paradise Reclaimed more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Magnus Magnusson (Translator), Jane Smiley (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.24! new only from $8.75! \| first editions \| SVS
4	World Light more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Halldor Laxness add to wishlist Iceland's Nobel Prizewinning writer, who died in 1998, published this novel in four parts in the late 1930s. It is the story of an Icelandic poet named Olaf Karason, whose cruel childhood is the beginning of a life that culminates in his renunciation of the world. see all copies from $4.90! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Atom Station more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness add to wishlist "Laxness describes the popular reaction to an attempt by the U.S. to buy land for a nuclear base near Reykjavik. He contrasts corruption and decadence in the capital with the simple life of peasants in the north . . . Rich, lyrical prose, all expertly interpreted in the translation. Among the many vivid characters, the narrator stands out: her wit ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $8.91! \| first editions
6	Iceland's Bell more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness, Halldor, Philip Roughton (Translator) add to wishlist Drawing on the days when Iceland was under the control of Denmark, this novel--set in the late 1700s--is about Jon Hreggvidson, an Icelandic farmer who is imprisoned for insulting the Danish king, and for a murder he did not commit. As he attempts to clear his name, he encounters a woman named Snaefridur Eydalin, who defends him, and an idealistic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.97! \| SVS
7	Salka Valka more books like this by Halldor Kiljan Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $26.98! new only from $61.73!
8	Sendependaj Homoj (Romantraduko En Esperanto) more books like this by Halldor Laxness, Baldur Ragnarsson (Translator) add to wishlist Independent People is an epic novel by Halldor Laxness, published 1934-35. Its subject is the struggle of poor Icelandic farmers in the early 1900s, only freed from debt bondage in the last generation, and surviving on an isolated croft in inhospitable countryside. --- The novel is an indictment of materialism, the human relationship costs of the ... see all copies from $23.01! new only from $23.01! \| SVS
9	Das Wiedergefundene Paradies by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $21.53!
10	El Concierto De Los Peces (Literatura Y Memoria) by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $46.54!
11	Sein Eigener Herr by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $22.17! new only from $38.68!
12	Islands Klokke by Halldor Kilian Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $49.96!
13	The happy warriors more books like this by Halldor Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $275.00!
14	Sieben Zauberer by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $32.01! new only from $32.01!
15	Das Wiedergefundene Paradies by Halldor; Kress Laxness, Bruno add to wishlist see all copies from $18.19! new only from $35.26!
16	Lesebuch by Hubert; Laxness Seelow, Halldor add to wishlist see all copies from $32.76!
17	Das Fischkonzert by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $18.19! new only from $35.59!
18	Weltlicht by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $38.76! new only from $38.76!
19	Atomstation by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $32.71!
20	Zeit zu schreiben : biograph. Aufzeichnungen more books like this by Halldór Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $32.63!
21	Christianity at Glacier more books like this by Halldór Laxness add to wishlist see all copies from $89.99!
22	Am Gletscher by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert; Kress, Bruno add to wishlist see all copies from $35.72! new only from $35.72!
23	Am Gletscher by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert; Kress, Bruno add to wishlist see all copies from $62.94!
24	Die Geschichte Vom Teuren Brot by Halldor; Seelow Laxness, Hubert add to wishlist see all copies from $38.97! new only from $38.97!
25	Kirchspielchronik by Halldor; Nothardt Laxness, Fritz add to wishlist see all copies from $35.53!

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