Kirsten Thorup
Background and education
Kirsten Thorup was born in Gelsted, Funen, Denmark in 1942. After a brief stay in Cambridge as an au pair, she studied English at the University of Copenhagen. She quit university already after a year.[1]
Literary works
She is the author of three poetry collections, a volume of short stories, and three novels including Baby which has been translated into English. She has also written for films, television, and radio. Her novel, Den lange sommer, was published in Denmark in 1979.[2]
Kirsten Thorup now lives in Copenhagen.
Bibliography
- I dagens anledning (short stories) – 1968
- Baby (novel) – 1973
- Lille Jonna (novel) – 1977
- Den lange sommer (novel) – 1979
- Himmel og helvede (novel) – 1982
- Den yderste grænse (novel) – 1987
- Elskede ukendte (novel) – 1994
- Bonsai (novel) – 2000
- Ingenmandsland (novel) – 2003
- Erindring om kærligheden (lit: Memory of love) (novel)
- Indtil vanvid, indtil døden (novel) – 2020[3]
Recognition
- 1974 – Otto Gelsted Prize
- 1996 – Tagea Brandts Rejselegat
- 2000 – Grand Prize of the Danish Academy[4]
- 2017 – Nordic Council Literature Prize[5]
References
- Savin, Serge (21 April 2022). "Kirsten Thorup: »Jeg følte mig enormt ensom og fremmed på universitetet«". Uniavisen. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- Baby by Kirsten Thorup from LSU Press Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
- Hegdal, Ola (6 May 2021). "Nazi-elitens diskrete sjarm". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- Litteraturpriser.dk Akademiets Store Pris
- "Overvældet Kirsten Thorup takker for nordisk litteraturpris". DR. Ritzau. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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