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Thor Vilhjálmsson

Born

in Edinburgh, The United Kingdom

August 12, 1925

Died

March 02, 2011

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry

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Thor Vilhjálmsson was born in Edinburgh on August 12, 1925. He completed highschool in 1944, studied at the nordic department of the University of Iceland in 1944-1946, at the University of Nottingham in 1946-1947 and at Sorbonne in Paris from 1947-1952. Thor was a librarian at the National Library of Iceland from 1953-1955 and worked for the National Theatre from 1956-1959, as well as working abroad as a guide.

Thor has served in numerous capacities for writers and artists, he was a member of the board of The Writer's Union of Iceland from 1972-1974, and the chairman of the Federation of Icelandic Artists from 1975-1981. He was on the national board of the Community of Europian Writers, in the management board for The Reykjavík Arts Festiva ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 443 ratings · 62 reviews · 44 distinct works • Similar authors

	Justice Undone (Shad Thames Books) by Thor Vilhjálmsson, Bernard Scudder (Translator) 3.38 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cantilena mattutina nell'erba by Thor Vilhjálmsson, Paulo Turchi (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fljótt fljótt sagði fuglinn 3.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1968 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kjarval 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1964	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La corona d'alloro by Thor Vilhjálmsson, Silvia Cosimini (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pilkųjų samanų švytėjimas 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maðurinn er alltaf einn 2.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1950	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mánasigð 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1976 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Folda: Þrjár skýrslur 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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