Thor Vilhjálmsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thor Vilhjálmsson

icelandic writer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1925

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Mar-2011

Profession: poet, playwright, novelist

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thor Vilhjálmsson (Icelandic pronunciation: ['t?ou?r 'v?lçaulm?s?n]; 12 August 1925 – 2 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'.