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

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ic writer. He was born in

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