Thor Vilhjálmsson (; 12 August 19252 March 2011) was an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

ic writer. He was born in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

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. 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 The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

for his novel '' Justice Undone'' (Icelandic: ''Grámosinn glóir''). In 1992, he won the

Swedish Academy Nordic Prize The Nordic Prize (''Swedish'': nordiska pris) is a literary award presented annually by the Swedish Academy. The recipient is someone from the Nordic countries who has done significant work in any of the Academy's areas of operations or interests. ...

, known as the 'little Nobel'.

Bibliography (partial)

*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''

References

External links

Site on Icelandic writers
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