Thor Vilhjálmsson

Thor Vilhjalmsson

Thor Vilhjálmsson, photographed in 2008 by Örlygur Hnefill.

Thor Vilhjálmsson, photographed in 2008 by Örlygur Hnefill.
Born August 12, 1925 (1925-08-12)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died March 2, 2011 (2011-03-03) (aged 85)
Occupation Icelandic writer
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Thor.

Thor Vilhjálmsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰouːr ˈvɪlçaulmˌsɔn]; August 12, 1925  March 2, 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'.

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