Gljufrasteinn Laxness Museum Reykjavik, Iceland
Gljufrasteinn Laxness Museum Reykjavik, Iceland
Halldor Kiljan Laxness is arguably the most famous Icelandic writer of all time, and the only Icelander to have won a Nobel Prize, which he received for literature in 1955. Throughout his career, Halldor Laxness wrote potetry, newspaper articles, plays, travelogues, short stories and novels. His impressive career begun when he published his first novel in 1919, only seventeen years old at the time. He lived abroad from time to time, but he mainly lived in Gljufrasteinn, Mosfellssveit from 1945 until he passed away in 1998.Gljufrasteinn was built in 1945, designed by architect Agust Palsson. Halldor wanted the house to be inspired by the country, yet modern and free of all frippery. A garage was built next to the house and was considered to be a regular novelty in Mosfellssveit at the time. A pool was built as well in 1960. Gljufrasteinn was always popular by guests, and foreign sovereigns would often stop by there on their way to Thingvellir national park. In the fourties Halldor threw a concert in the living room where many world famous artists performed for guests.The first stop for visitors to Gljufrasteinn is the reception, where a multimedia presentation about the life and work of Halldor Laxness is on show. The presentation is shown in a touch screen in Icelandic, English and Swedish. His life and work reflect the cultural, political and intellectual movements that shook the world. The tale of his life is told against the backround of the major events in Icelandic and world history, illustrated with photographs and video footage.
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Gljúfrasteinn Laxness Museum
Gljúfrasteinn Laxness Museum is a museum about the Nobel prize winning author Halldór Laxness in Reykjavík, Iceland
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On this occasion, I think of my book-loving country, Iceland, which has kept its watchful eye on me ever since I took my first steps as an author, said Halldór Laxness when he returned to Iceland with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1955.
In 2011, all of Laxness' titles will be in print in Germany for the first time. We had a chat with Valgerður Benediktsdóttir, foreign rights manager at the publishing house Forlagið, about what the year
had in store for Laxness aficionados, and also joined a group of junior college students who were visiting Gljúfrasteinn, former residence of the Nobel Laureate.
Photography/editing: Þorsteinn J.
Music: Samaris, winning band of Músíktilraunir 2011.
Archive footage: courtesy of The Icelandic Film Museum, narration by Kristján Eldjárn.
English subtitles: Steingrímur Karl Teague.
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Heimi hjá kenda íslendska rithøvundinum Haldóri Laxnes.
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My mother was a poor woman, who had nothing to give me but poetry -- that was all she owned, all she had, begins a passage by the poet Þorsteinn frá Hamri, included in Iceland's introductory film to the 2010 Frankfurt Book Fair.
A book opening in an Icelandic landscape, hot springs and mountains, and Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness explaining how the country always pulls its people back home.
Composition / Editing: Þorsteinn J.
Music: Rökkurró (myspace.com/rokkurro)
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