Halldór Laxness
Bibliography
| Works in Icelandic |
| Barn náttúrunnar : Ástarsaga. – Reykjavík : Halldór Kiljan Laxness, 1919 |
| Nokkrar sögur. – Reykjavík : Ísafoldarprentsmidja, 1923 |
| Undir Helgahnúk. – Reykjavík: Bókaverslun Ársæls Árnasonar, 1924 |
| Kaþólsk viðhorf : Svar gegn árásum. – Reykjavík : Bókaverslun Ársæls Árnasonar, 1925 |
| Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír. – Reykjavík : Halldór Kiljan Laxness, 1927 |
| Alþýðubókin. – Reykjavík : Jafnadarmannafélag Íslands, 1929 |
| Kvædakver. – Reykjavík : Acta, 1930 |
| Þú vínviður hreini : Saga úr flædarmálinu. – Reykjavík: Menningarsjódur, 1931. – (Salka Valka; 1) |
| Fuglinn í fjörunni : Pólitísk ástarsaga. – Reykjavík : Menningarsjódur, 1932. – (Salka Valka; 2) |
| Í Austurvegi. – Reykjavík: Sovétvinafélag Íslands, 1933 |
| Fótatak manna : Sjö þættir. – Akureyri : Þorsteinn M. Jónsson, 1933 |
| Sjálfstætt fólk : Hetjusaga. – Reykjavík : E. P. Briem, 1934. – 2 vol. |
| Straumrof : Sjónleikur. – Reykjavík : Heimskringla, 1934 |
| Dagleið á fjöllum : Greinar. – Reykjavík : Heimskringla, 1937 |
| Ljós heimsins. – Reykjavík: Heimskringla, 1937. – Heimsljós; 1) |
| Höll sumarlandsins. – Reykjavík: Heimskringla, 1938. – (Heimsljós; 2) |
| Hús skáldsins. – Reykjavík: Heimskringla, 1938. – (Heimsljós; 3) |
| Gerska ævintýrið : Minnisblöd. – Reykjavík : Heimskringla, 1938 |
| Fegurd himinsins. – Reykjavík: Heimskringla, 1940. – (Heimsljós; 4) |
| Sjö töframenn : Þættir. – Reykjavík : Heimskringla, 1942 |
| Vettvángur dagsins : Ritgerdir. – Reykjavík : Heimskringla, 1942 |
| Íslandsklukkan. – Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1943. – (Íslandsklukkan; 1) |
| Hid ljósa man. – Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1944. – (Íslandsklukkan; 2) |
| Eldur í Kaupinhafn. – Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1946. – (Íslandsklukkan; 3) |
| Sjálfsagðir hlutir : Ritgerdir. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1946 |
| Atómstöðin. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1948 |
| Kvædakver. – [Enl. Ed.]. – Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1949 |
| Snæfríður Íslandssól. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1950 |
| Reisubókarkorn. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1950 |
| Salka Valka. – [New. ed. in one vol.]. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1951 |
| Gerpla. – Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1952 |
| Íslandsklukkan. – [New. ed. in one vol.]. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1952 |
| Sjálfstætt fólk : Hetjusaga. – [New. ed. in one vol.]. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1952 |
| Heiman eg fór : Sjálfsmynd æskumanns. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1952 |
| Þættir. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1954 |
| Silfurtúnglið : Sjónleikur í fjórum þáttum. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1954 |
| Heimsljós. – [2. ed.]. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1955 |
| Dagur í senn : Ræda og rit. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1955 |
| Heimsljós. – [New. ed. in one vol.]. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1955 |
| Brekkukotsannáll. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1957 |
| Gjörningabók. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1959 |
| Paradísarheimt. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1960 |
| Strompleikurinn : Gamanleikur í þrem þáttum. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1961 |
| Prjónastofan Sólin : Gamanleikur í þremur þáttum. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1962 |
| Skáldatími. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1963 |
| Sjöstafakverið. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1964 |
| Upphaf mannúðarstefnu : Ritgerdir. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1965 |
| Dúfnaveislan : Skemtunarleikur í fimm þáttum. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1966 |
| Íslendingaspjall. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1967 |
| Kristnihald undir Jökli. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1968 |
| Vínlandspúnktar. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1969 |
| Innansveitarkronika. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1970 |
| Yfirskygðir staðir : Ýmsar athuganir. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1971 |
| Guðsgjafaþula. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1972 |
| Þjóðhátíðarrolla. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1974 |
| Í túninu heima. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1975 |
| Úngur eg var. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1976 |
| Seiseijú, mikil ósköp. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1977 |
| Sjömeistarasagan. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1978 |
| Grikklandsárið. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1980 |
| Við heygarðshornið. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1981 |
| Og árin líða. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1984 |
| Af menningarástandi. – Reykjavík : Vaka-Helgafell, 1986 |
| Dagar hjá múnkum. – Reykjavík : Vaka-Helgafell, 1987 |
| Translations into English |
| Salka Valka : a Novel of Iceland / translated from Danish into English by F. H. Lyon. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1936 |
| Independent People : An Epic / translated by J. A. Thompson. – London : Allen & Unwin, 1945 |
| The Honour of the House / translated by Kenneth G. Chapman. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1959 |
| World Light / translated by Magnus Magnusson. – Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, 1969 |
| The Happy Warriors / translated by Katherine John. – London : Methuen, 1958 |
| The Atom Station / translated by Magnus Magnusson. – London : Methuen, 1961 |
| Paradise Reclaimed / translated by Magnus Magnusson. – London : Methuen, 1962 |
| The Fish Can Sing / translated by Magnus Magnusson. – London : Methuen, 1966 |
| Christianity at Glacier / translated by Magnus Magnusson. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1972. – Republ. as Under the Glacier 1990, 2005 |
| A Quire of Seven / translated by Alan Boucher. – Reykjavík : Iceland Review, 1974 |
| The Bread of Life / translated by Magnus Magnusson. – Reykjavík : Vaka-Helgafell, 1987 |
| Iceland’s Bell / translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton ; introduction by Adam Haslett. – New York : Vintage, 2003 |
| Under the Glacier / translated from the Icelandic by Magnus Magnusson ; introduction by Susan Sontag. – New York : Vintage, 2005 |
| The Great Weaver from Kashmir / translated from the Icelandic by Philip Roughton. – Brooklyn, NY : Archipelago Books, 2008 |
| Critical studies (a selection) |
| Hallberg, Peter, Den store vävaren : en studie i Laxness’ ungdomsdiktning. – Stockholm : Rabén & Sjögren, 1954 |
| Eskeland, Ivar, Halldór Kiljan Laxness : menneske og motiv. – Oslo, 1955 |
| Hallberg, Peter, Halldór Laxness / transl. by Rory McTurk. – New York : Twayne, 1971 |
| Sjö erindri : um Halldór Laxness / Sveinn Skorri Höskuldsson sá um útgáfuna. – Reykjavík : Helgafell, 1973 |
| Olafur Ragnarsson, & Valgerður Benediktsdóttir, Lífsmyndir skálds : æviferill Halldórs Laxness í myndum og máli. – Reykjavík : Vaka-Helgafell, 1992 |
| Guðrún Ingólfsdóttir, & Margrét Guðmundsdóttir, Lykilbók að fjórum skáldsögum eftir Halldór Laxness : Brekkukotsannáll, Íslandsklukkan, Salka Valka, Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír. – Reykjavík : Vaka-Helgafell, 1997 |
| Nærmynd af Nóbelsskáldi : Halldór Kiljan Laxness í augum samtímamanna / ritstjóri: Jón Hjaltason. Akureyri : Hólar, 2000 |
| Ekkert orð er skrípi ef það stendur á réttum stað : um aevi og verk Halldórs Laxness / Ritstjóri: Jón Ólafsson. – Reykjavík : Hugvísindastofnun Háskóla Íslands, 2002 |
| Gunnar Kristjánsson, Fjallraeðufólkið : um persónur í skáldsögum Halldórs Laxness. – Reykjavík : Mál og menning, 2002 |
| Ólafur Ragnarsson, Halldór Laxness : líf í skáldskap. – Reykjavík : Vaka Helgafell, 2002 |
| Halldór Guðmundsson, Halldór Laxness : aevisaga. – Reykjavík : JPV, 2004 |
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