Gynther Hansen

Gynther Hansen (born December 6, 1930 - April 5, 2014 ) was a Danish writer who dealt in his work with the mentalities of the Danish-German border region.

Life

Hansen came from a German family in Varnæs / Sønderjylland ( North Schleswig ), a stronghold of the (foreign) NSDAP North Schleswig. His father and older brother did not hide their enthusiasm for Hitler in the 1930s and 1940s. After the war, Hansen trained as a librarian. He first worked in the Dansk Centralbibliotek in Flensburg , then in the Sønderjyske Landsbibliotek in Abenraa .

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Hansen became known in the 1960s for his starkly realistic and at the same time existentialist novels and stories (first: Forvandling. 1965), which thematized phenomena of alienation in the welfare state and echoes the work of Albert Camus ( Noveller fra 70'erne. 1980). He also dealt with biographical issues with great honesty ( Mig og min storebror. 2001) and the situation of the Danish National Socialists after 1945 ( Hitler, min far og mig. 1989) as well as material from the difficult warlike past of both peoples ( Lysninger trilogy , 1987; Soldaterne, 1989; Danskerne, 1990). He also dealt literarily with the neo-Nazis.

Hansen has received numerous awards and literary scholarships, including the renowned critics' prizes for the novel Danskerne in 1990 .

Web links

Article on Gynther Hansen

Individual evidence

↑ Gynther Hansen on denstoredanske.dk
↑ Translated from this into German: I'm supposed to be fine, damn it. In: Rudolf Kähler (Ed.): Erkundungen II , Verlag Volk und Welt, 2nd ed. Berlin 1987, pp. 98–110.

personal data
SURNAME	Hansen, Gynther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish writer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 6, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Varnæs
DATE OF DEATH	5th April 2014

[1] Gynther Hansen on denstoredanske.dk

[2] Translated from this into German: I'm supposed to be fine, damn it. In: Rudolf Kähler (Ed.): Erkundungen II , Verlag Volk und Welt, 2nd ed. Berlin 1987, pp. 98–110.