Thor Vilhjálmsson

Writer, Author

1925 – 2011

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Who was Thor Vilhjálmsson?

Thor Vilhjálmsson was an Icelandic writer. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Over the course of his life Vilhjálmsson wrote novels, plays and poetry and also did translations. In 1988 he won the Nordic Council Literature Prize for his novel Justice Undone. In 1992, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.

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Born
Aug 12, 1925
Edinburgh
Also known as
  • Thor Vilhjalmsson
Nationality
  • Iceland
Profession
Died
Mar 2, 2011
Reykjavik

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on July 23, 2013

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