| Books, Plays and Collections | ||||||
| Barn náttúrunnar: ártarsaga | 1919 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Child of Nature | ||
| Nokkrar sögur | 1923 | Smásögur | ||||
| Undir Helgahnúk | 1924 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Under the Holy Mountain | ||
| Kaţólsk viđorf; svar gegn árásum | 1925 | Ritgerđ | Thesis?[1] | |||
| Vefarinn mikli fra Kasmir | 1927 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Great Weaver of Kashmir | ||
| Alţýđubókin | 1929 | Greinar | Essays | The Book of the People | ||
| Kvćđakver | 1930 | Ljóđ | ||||
| Salka Valka | 1931-32 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Salka Valka | F. H. Lyon (from Danish) | London: George Allen & Unwin, 1936 |
| Pú vínviđur hreini | 1931 | Skáldsaga | Novel | O Thou pure vine | F. H. Lyon (from Danish) | London: George Allen & Unwin, 1936 |
| Fuglinn í fjörunni | 1932 | Skáldsaga | Novel | They call the Bird Seagull | F. H. Lyon (from Danish) | London: George Allen & Unwin, 1936 |
| Fótatak manna: sjö ţćttir | 1932 | Smásögur | Short stories? | |||
| Jómfrúin góđa og Húsiđ | 1932 | The Honour of the House | Kristján Karlsson | Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1959 | ||
| Í Austurvegi | 1933 | Smásögur | travel (Russia) | |||
| Straumrof: sjónleikur | 1934 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Sjálfstćtt fólk: hetjusaga I-II | 1934-35 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Independent People | J. A. Thompson | New York: Vintage Books, 1997 |
| Ţórđur gamli halti | 1935 | Smásaga | Novella? | |||
| Dagleiđ á fjöllum | 1937 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Heimsljós I-IV | 1937-40 | Skáldsaga | Novel | World Light | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2002[2] |
| Ljós heimsins | 1937 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Revelation of the Deity | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2002 |
| Höll sumarlandsins | 1938 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Palace of the Summerland | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2002 |
| Hús skáldsins | 1939 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The House of the Poet | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2002 |
| Fegurđ himinsins | 1940 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Beauty of the Heavens | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2002 |
| Gerska ćfintýriđ | 1938 | Ferđsaga | Travel story? | |||
| Vettvangur dagsins: ritgerđir | 1942 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Sjö töframenn | 1952 | Smásögur | ||||
| Íslandsklukkan I-III | 1943-46 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Iceland's Bell | Philip Roughton (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2003 |
| Sjálfsagđ hlutir: ritgerđir | 1946 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Atómstöđin | 1948 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Atom Station | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | Sag Harbor: Second Chance Press, 1982 |
| Reisubókarkorn | 1950 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Snćfríđur Íslandssól: leikrit i ţrem ţáttum | 1950 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Gerpla | 1952 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Happy Warriors | Katherine John | London: Methuen & Co., 1958 |
| Heiman eg fór: sjálfsynd ćskumanns | 1952 | Skáldsaga/ minningasaga | Novel/ | |||
| Silfurtúngliđ: leikrit í fjórum ţáttum | 1954 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Ţćttir | 1954 | Smásögur | short stories | |||
| Dagur í senn: rćđa og rit | 1955 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Smásögur. Pálmi Hannesson valdi sögurnar. | 1956 | Smásögur | ||||
| Brekkukotsannáll | 1957 | Skáldsaga | Novel | The Fish Can Sing | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | London: Harvill Press, 2000 |
| Gjörníngabók | 1959 | Greinar | Essays & correspondence | |||
| Paradísarheimt | 1960 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Paradise Reclaimed | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | New York: Vintage Books, 2002[3] |
| Strompleikurinn: gamanleikur í ţrem ţáttum | 1961 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Prjónastofan Sólin | 1962 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Skáldatími | 1963 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Sjöstrafakveriđ | 1964 | Smásögur | Short stories | A Quire of Seven | Alan Boucher (from Icelandic) | Reykjavík: Icelandic Review Library, 1974 |
| Upphaf mannúđarstefnu: ritgerđir | 1965 | Greinar | Article? | |||
| Dúfnaveislan: skemtunarleikur í fimm ţáttum | 1966 | Leikrit | Play | The Pigeon Banquet | ||
| Islendíngaspjall | 1967 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Kristnihald undir Jökli: skáldsaga | 1968 | Skáldsaga | Novel | Christianity at Glacier | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | Reykjavík: Helgafell, 1972 |
| Novel | Under the Glacier | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | Reykjavík: Vaka-Helgafell, 1990 | |||
| Vínlandspúnktar | 1969 | Greinar | Essays[4] | |||
| Innansveitarkronika | 1970 | Skáldsaga | Novel | |||
| Úa: leitkrit | 1970 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Yfirskyggđir stađir: ýmsar athuganir | 1971 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Af skáldum | 1972 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Guđsgjafaţula [eftir] Halldór Laxness | 1972 | Skáldsaga | Novel | |||
| Norđanstúlkan | 1972 | Leikrit | Play | |||
| Sagan af brauđinu dýra | 1972 | Smásaga | Novella? | |||
| Ţjóđhátíđarrolla | 1974 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Syrpa úr verkum Halldórs Laxness[5] | 1975 | |||||
| Í túninu heima | 1975 | Minningasaga I | autobiographical | |||
| Úngur eg var | 1976 | Minningasaga III | autobiographical | |||
| Seiseijú, mikil ósköp | 1977 | Greinar | Essays & speeches | |||
| Sjömeistarasagan | 1978 | Minningasaga II | autobiographical | |||
| Grikklandsáriđ | 1980 | Minningasaga IV | autobiographical | |||
| Viđ heygarđshorniđ | 1981 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Bráđum kemu betri tiđ | 1982 | Ljóđ | ||||
| Og árin líđa | 1984 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Af menníngarástandi | 1986 | Greinar | Essays | |||
| Dagar hjá múnkum | 1987 | Smásaga | Days with Monks | |||
| Sagan af brauđinu dýra | 1987 | Smásaga | Novel | The Bread of Life | Magnús Magnússon (from Icelandic) | Reykjavík: Vaka-Helgafell, 1987 |
| Jón í Brauđhúsum | 1992 | Smásaga | Novella? | |||
| Skáldsnilld Laxness | 1992 | Úrval | Selection | |||
| Fugl á garđstaurnum og fleiri smásögur | 1996 | Smásögur | Short stories? | |||
| Únglíngurinn í skóginum | 1997 | Ljóđ | ||||
| Perlur í skáldskap Laxness | 1998 | Úrval | Selection | |||
| Úngfrúin góđa og Húsiđ | 1999 | Smásaga | Novella? | |||
| Smásögur | 2000 | Smásögur | Short stories? | |||
| Gullkorn úr greinum Laxness | 2001 | Úrval | Selection | |||
| Kórvilla á Vestfjörđum og fleiri sögur | 2001 | Smásögur | Short stories? | |||
| Laxness um land og ţjóđ | 2001 | Úrval | Selection | |||
| Contributed chapters: | ||||||
| Ísland[6] | 1960 | Geography | Iceland: Impressions of a heroic landscape | Berne: Kümmerly & Frey, 1960 | ||
| 1982 | Biography | N. Tryggvadottir: Serenity and Power[7] | Mary and Hallberg Hallmundsson | Reykjavík: Icelandic Review, 1982 | ||