what are some of his famous works?
"Undir Helgahnúk", "Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír", "Salka Valka" to name some.
Halldór Laxness
Laxness wrote of his experiences in the books "Undir Helgahnúk" (1924) and, more importantly, in "Vefarinn mikli frá Kasmír" ("The Great Weaver from Kashmir"). 
where is black mirror season 4 crocodile filmed Iceland who all starred in this episode? Andrea Riseborough, Andrew Gower, Kiran Sonia Sawar, to name a few. which characters were they portraying? Mia, Rob and Shazia respectively. which genre does the episode fall under? Anthology what is the capital of the aforementioned country? Reykjavík can you name some famous authors hailing from this country? Jónas Hallgrímsson and Halldór Laxness what is the latter writer best known for? He was the winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Halldór Laxness [SEP] 1920s
The two elements are entwined together in characteristic fashion and in their very union give the work its individual character." In 1929 Laxness published an article critical of America in Heimskringla, a Canadian newspaper. This resulted in charges being filed against him, his detention and the forfeiture of his passport. With the aid of Upton Sinclair and the ACLU, the charges were dropped and Laxness returned to Iceland.