Question: Which writer is from a country closer to the United States of America, Halldór Laxness or A. A. Milne?
Sentence (from "Halldór Laxness"): Halldór Kiljan Laxness (] ; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was a twentieth-century Icelandic writer.
Relevant evidence: Yes