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Halldór Laxness

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Snorri Sturluson

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Jóhannes Bjarni Jónasson

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Gudmundur G. Hagalín

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Tómas Gudmundsson

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Egill Skallagrímsson

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Sigurdur Jóhannesson Nordal

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Jónas Hallgrímsson

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Gudmundur Kamban

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Hallgrímur Pétursson

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Thorsteinn Erlingsson

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Davíð Stefánsson

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Gudbrandur Thorláksson

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Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran

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Matthías Jochumsson

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”