Editing Halldór Laxness (section)

==Family and legacy==
In 1922, Laxness met Málfríður Jónsdóttir (29 August 1896 - 7 November 2003),<ref>[https://timarit.is/page/3484269?iabr=on#page/n21/mode/1up ''Málfríður Jónsdóttir (minningargrein)''], Morgunblaðið, via Timarit.is, 17 November 2003, page 22 (in icelandic)</ref> who gave birth to his first daughter, María, on 10 April 1923.<ref>[https://timarit.is/page/6757041?iabr=on#page/n75/mode/1up ''María Halldórsdóttir (minningargrein)''], Morgunblaðið, via Timarit.is, 31 March 2016, page 76 (in icelandic)</ref>

In 1930, he married Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir (3 May 1908 - 22 January 1994),<ref>[https://timarit.is/page/1800431?iabr=on#page/n31/mode/1up ''Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir - Minning''], Morgunblaðið, via Tímarit.is, 2 February 1994, page 32 (in icelandic)</ref> who gave birth to his son Einar on 9 August 1931.<ref>[https://timarit.is/page/6772911?iabr=on#page/n21/mode/2up ''Einar Laxness (minningargrein)''], Morgunblaðið, via Tímarit.is, 2 June 2016, page 22-23 (in Icelandic)</ref> In 1940 they divorced. 

In 1939, he met [[Auður Laxness|Auður Sveinsdóttir]] (30 June 1918 - 29 October 2012)<ref>[https://timarit.is/page/6032034?iabr=on#page/n26/mode/2up ''Auður Sveinsdóttir''], Morgunblaðið, via Timarit.is, 7 November 2012, page 26-27 (in Icelandic)</ref> at Laugavatn. Auður waited for Laxness and made sacrifices so he could focus on his work.<ref>Guðmundsson (2004): 439–440.</ref><ref>Guðmundsson page 501.</ref> They married in 1945 and moved into their home, Gljúfrasteinn, in Mosfellsbær later that year.<ref>Guðmundsson, pp. 70, 138, 176, 335, 348, 380</ref> Auður and Halldór had two daughters: Sigríður, born 26 May 1951, and [[Guðný Halldórsdóttir|Guðný]], born 23 May 1954.<ref> Guðmundsson: 557–578.</ref>

His daughter Guðný Halldórsdóttir is a filmmaker whose first work was [[Under the Glacier|the 1989 adaptation]] of ''Kristnihald undir jōkli'' (''Under the Glacier'').<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137891/ Under the Glacier (1989) ]. imdb.com</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brandsma |first1=Elliott |title=Exploring the Legacy of Halldór Laxness: Contemporary English-language Perspectives on Iceland's Greatest Twentieth-Century Writer |url=https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/24808/1/MAThesisPDFSkemman2.pdf |website=Skemman.is |publisher=University of Iceland |access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> In 1999 her adaptation of Laxness's story ''Úngfrúin góða og Húsið'' (''[[The Honour of the House]]'') was submitted for consideration for the [[Academy Award]] for Best Foreign Film.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173387/ The Honour of the House (1999)]. imdb.com</ref> Guðný's son, [[Halldór Laxness Halldórsson]], is a writer, actor, and poet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/cuckold-movie-dori-dna-polarama-productions-iceland-1202863030/|title = Polarama Productions Takes Film Rights to 'Cuckold' from Iceland's Dori DNA|date = 19 February 2020}}</ref> A grandchild, [[Auður Jónsdóttir]], is an author and playwright. [[Gljúfrasteinn]] (Laxness's house, grounds, and personal effects) is now a museum operated by the [[government of Iceland]].<ref>[http://www.gljufrasteinn.is/en/about_gljufrasteinn/ About Gljúfrasteinn – EN – Gljúfrasteinn]. Gljufrasteinn.is. Retrieved on 29 July 2012</ref>

In the 21st century, interest in Laxness in English-speaking countries increased after several of his novels were reissued and the first English-language publications of ''Iceland's Bell'' (2003) and ''The Great Weaver from Kashmir'' (2008).<ref>Holm, Bill, [https://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-ca-halldor-laxness23-2008nov23,0,7491955.story The man who brought Iceland in from the cold – Los Angeles Times]. Latimes.com (23 November 2008). Retrieved on 29 July 2012</ref> In 2016 a new English-language translation of ''Gerpla'' was published as ''Wayward Heroes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archipelagobooks.org/book/wayward-heroes/|title = Wayward Heroes by Halldór Laxness}}</ref> A new English-language translation of ''Salka Valka'' was released in 2022 to widespread acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Review {{!}} From Iceland, a Nobel winner's rediscovered masterpiece |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/06/06/jane-smiley-iceland-novel/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leithauser |first=Brad |title='Salka Valka' Review: A Hard-Working Heroine of Iceland |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/salka-valka-review-a-hard-working-heroine-of-iceland-halldor-laxness-11646407911 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Margalit |first=Ruth |title=Village People {{!}} Ruth Margalit |language=en |url=https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/11/24/village-people-salka-valka-halldor-laxness/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |issn=0028-7504}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-28 |title=The Faith of Halldór Laxness |language=en-US |work=The Nation |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/halldor-laxness-salka-valka/ |access-date=2023-03-14}}</ref>

[[Halldór Guðmundsson]]'s book ''The Islander: A Biography of Halldór Laxness'' won the [[Icelandic Literary Prize]] for best work of nonfiction in 2004.

Numerous dramatic adaptations of Laxness's work have been staged in Iceland. In 2005 the Icelandic National Theatre premiered a play by [[Ólafur Haukur Símonarson]], ''Halldór í Hollywood'' (''Halldór in Hollywood''), about Laxness's time in the United States in the 1920s.

A biennial Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize is awarded at the Reykjavík International Literary Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruv.is/frett/althjodleg-verdlaun-kennd-vid-halldor-laxness|title = Alþjóðleg verðlaun kennd við Halldór Laxness|date = 8 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bokmenntahatid.is/en/|title=Reykjavík International Literary Festival}}</ref>