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.
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Robert MundellAlso won honorary doctorate at the University of Iceland
Einar Már GuðmundssonAlso won Icelandic Literary Prize
Pia TafdrupAlso won Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
Tua ForsströmAlso won Nordic Council Literature Prize
Monika FagerholmAlso won Nordic Council Literature Prize
Guðbergur BergssonAlso won Icelandic Literary PrizeAbout this person
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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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1925 to 2011 · aged 85
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