Thor Vilhjálmsson
Thor Vilhjalmsson | |
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Thor Vilhjálmsson in 2008 | |
| Born | 12 August 1925 |
| Died | 2 March 2011 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Icelandic writer |
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Thor Vilhjálmsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰouːr ˈvɪlçaulmˌsɔn]; 12 August 1925 – 2 March 2011) 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 (Icelandic: Grámosinn glóir). In 1992, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'.