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Halldór Guðmundsson

ハルドール・グズムンドソン

Halldór Guðmundsson

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956 (Reykjavík)
Nationality
Icelandic
Languages
Icelandic
Residence History
Reykjavík

Career

Occupations
author, publisher chairman
Active Years
1987-2024
Affiliations
Mál og menning, Forlagið
Nominations
Icelandic Literary Prize (Skáldalíf)

Awards

Icelandic Literary Prize
2004
Work: Halldór Laxness—ævisaga
Organization: Icelandic Publishers Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Halldór Laxness—ævisaga

2004 biography

Biography of Halldór Laxness. Awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize.

Translations
  • English: The Islander
  • German edition

Bibliography

  • Loksins, loksins: vefarinn mikli og upphaf íslenskra nútímabókmennta (1987)
  • Halldór Laxness—ævisaga (2004)
  • Skáldalíf: ofvitinn úr Suðursveit og skáldið á Skriðuklaustri (2006)
  • We are all Icelanders (2009)
  • Mamutschkas Lebensrezepte (2010, German)

Legacy

Icelandic author known for biographies, awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize for his biography of Halldór Laxness.

Trivia

  • This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halldór.