Laxness

[ lahks-nes ]

noun

1. Hall·dór Kil·jan [hahl, -doh, r, , kil, -yahn], 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.

Laxness

/ ˈlaxsnɛs /

noun

1. LaxnessHalldór (Kiljan)19021998MIcelandicWRITING: novelist Halldór ( Kiljan ) (haldəʊr). 1902–98, Icelandic novelist, noted for his treatment of rural working life in Iceland. His works include Salka Valka (1932) and Independent People (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1955

Example Sentences

The horrifying finds have underscored the laxness of state funeral home regulations and pressed lawmakers to try to strengthen the laws.

From Seattle Times

You will perhaps have heard of Laxness’s best known novel, “Independent People,” which was originally published in the early 1930s and became one of the first Icelandic novels to be released in the United States, in 1946.

From New York Times

Laxness inspired but he also cast a shadow, and if you had been an aspiring writer in Iceland in the ’40s or ’50s, or even the ’60s, you would probably have felt both.

From New York Times

Gunnarsson wrote mostly in Danish and was translated into Icelandic by Laxness.

From New York Times

Later, he translated some of his novels himself, but Laxness turned out to be a better Gunnarsson in Icelandic than Gunnarsson himself.

From New York Times