The Atom Station

The Atom Station
First edition
AuthorHalldór Laxness
Original titleAtómstöðin
TranslatorMagnus Magnusson
LanguageIcelandic
GenreNovel
Set inReykjavík, c. 1946/47
PublisherHelgafell
Publication date
21 March 1948
Publication placeIceland
Published in English
1961 (Methuen
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages276 (1948 first edition)
OCLC3454358
839.6934
LC ClassPT7511 .L3

The Atom Station (Icelandic: Atómstöðin) is a novel by Icelandic author Halldór Laxness, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1955. The initial print run sold out on the day it was published, for the first time in Icelandic history.[1]

  1. ^ 'Atómstöðin', Þjóðviljinn, 69 (March 23rd, 1948), 1.