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World Light

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Halldór Laxness's book "World Light" tells the story of Olaf Karason, an adopted foster kid in a remote part of Iceland who dreams of being a famous poet. Olaf never rises to greatness despite leading a life marked by scandal, poverty, and loneliness. The journey, his connections, and his search for the "world light" that pulls him away from earthly concerns are all explored in the book.

About the author

Halldór Laxness

Halldór Kiljan Laxness was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and short stories. Writers who influenced Laxness include August Strindberg, Sigmund Freud, Knut Hamsun, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Bertolt Brecht, and Ernest Hemingway.