Thor Vilhjálmsson
Thor Vilhjálmsson (12 August 19252 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.
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Thor Vilhjálmsson
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- Name
- Thor Vilhjalmsson
- Occupation
- Icelandic writer
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Born
- 12 August 1925
- Died
- 2 March 2011
- Awards
- * Nordic Council Literature Prize
- Nationality
- Iceland.
- Honours
- Nordic Council Literature Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, honorary doctorate at the University of Iceland and Icelandic Literary Prize.
- Languages
- Icelandic.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Biography
Biography
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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• Name — Thor Vilhjalmsson • Occupation — Icelandic writer • Birthplace — Edinburgh, Scotland • Born — 12 August 1925 • Died — 2 March 2011 • Awards — * Nordic Council Literature Prize • Swedish Academy Nordic Prize Thor Vilhjálmsson (12 August 19252 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'.
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Thor Vilhjálmsson appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a writer (12 August 1925 – 2 March 2011). The birth of Thor Vilhjálmsson is recorded on 12 August 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, and the death on 2 March 2011.
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1925
Thor Vilhjálmsson born at Edinburgh.
2011
Thor Vilhjálmsson died at Reykjavík.
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Edinburgh.
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Reykjavík.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q357811: Thor Vilhjálmsson
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 119489953, Thor Vilhjálmsson.
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• 1950 Maðurinn er alltaf einn • 1954 Dagar mannsins • 1957 Andlit í spegli dropans • 1968 Fljótt, fljótt sagði fuglinn • 1970 Óp bjöllunnar • 1972 Folda: þrjár skýrslur • 1975 Fuglaskottís • 1976 Mánasigð • 1977 Skuggar af skýjum • 1979 Turnleikhúsið • 1986 Grámosinn glóir (English translation Justice Undone) • 1989 Náttvíg • 1994 Tvílýsi • 1998 Morgunþula í stráum • 2002 Sveigur
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 119489953, Thor Vilhjálmsson.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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The authorities additionally record the heading Thor Vilhjalmsson. His recorded language was Icelandic. One child is recorded: Guðmundur Andri Thorsson. Vilhjálmsson received Nordic Council Literature Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, honorary doctorate at the University of Iceland and Icelandic Literary Prize.
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