Ib Michael
Ib Michael (born January 17, 1945 in Roskilde , Denmark ), actually Ib Michael Rasmussen , is a Danish writer whose novels are mainly characterized by their adjectivist , colorful language.
After attending the Roskilde Katedralskole grammar school (Abitur 1964), he studied Indian culture and language. He made his debut in 1970 with the novel En hidtil uset drøm om skibe (A previously unseen dream of ships).
Between 1967 and 1986 he was married to Pi Jensen, and since 1988 he has been married to Hanne Danielsen.
Create
A typical theme in works such as Kilroy, Kilroy (1989) and Kajserens atlas (Kejserens atlas, 2003) is the search for memory and the interweaving of retrospect, preview and present, which is finally illuminated in a flash of the present.
Michael finds his topics mainly overseas, e.g. B. in Oceania ( Kilroy, Kilroy and Der Atlas des Kaisers ), Central America ( Mayalandet ) or South America ( Paven af India ). He tries to convey parts of the local culture to the reader . In Kilroy, Kilroy the differences between Chinese and Tibetan culture are also discussed. In Kejserfortællingen , all these geographical strands are brought together. An excursion into the Middle Ages can be found in Troubadurens lærling .
Central to Michael's work is the development of a multiverse into which his work is incorporated as a total work of art and in which complementary thinking plays a major role.
Works
- In addition to the drøm on the skibe . Copenhagen 1970
- The flyvende Kalkundræber , Copenhagen 1971
- Why is the banana so crooked . DR 1973, radio play
- Indian liv i regnskoven . Copenhagen 1973 (together with Per Kirkeby and Teit Jørgensen)
- Mayalandet . Copenhagen 1973 (together with Per Kirkeby and Teit Jørgensen. Extended edition: Copenhagen 1979)
- Hjortefod . Copenhagen 1974
- Popol Vuh - Quiché-Mayaernes folkebog. Gendigtning . Copenhagen 1975
- The udødelige soldier . DR 1976 radio play in four parts
- Rejsen tilbage . Copenhagen 1977
- Rejsen til the green colors . Copenhagen 1979, a memory
- Snedronningen. Beretning om Alta - et zero point in Samelandet . Copenhagen 1981
- Kejserfortællingen . Copenhagen 1981.
- Troubadourens lærling . Copenhagen 1984, German translation Die Nacht des Troubadour (1998)
- Himmelgravelse . Copenhagen 1986, poems
- Probe . DR 1987, radio play
- Kilroy, Kilroy . Copenhagen 1989, German translation Kilroy, Kilroy (1999)
- Vinden i metroen . Copenhagen 1990, poems
- Vanilla pips . Copenhagen 1991, German translation Das Vanillemädchen (1991)
- The tolvte rytter . Copenhagen 1993, German translation Der Twelfte Reiter (1997)
- det lukkede øje. Rejsedagbog Mexico 1971 . Copenhagen 1994
- Brev til Månen . Copenhagen 1995, German translation Letter to the Moon (2000)
- Prins . Copenhagen 1997, German translation Prinz (2001)
- Atkinsons biograf - en vandrehistorie . Copenhagen 1998
- Rosa Mundi . Copenhagen 2000, poems
- With år . Copenhagen 2000
- Kejserens atlas . Copenhagen 2003, German translation (?)
- Paven af India . Copenhagen 2003, German translation The Pope of India (2005)
- Grill . Copenhagen 2005
- Blå bror . Copenhagen 2006
- Variety huller . Copenhagen 2007
- Vilde Engle . Copenhagen 2009
- Orbit . Copenhagen 2010
- Hjertets hemmeligheder . Copenhagen 2012
- Himlen burned . Copenhagen 2014
- Anden sol . Copenhagen 2016
- Rejse i koralhavet - optegnelser fra en truet verden, Copenhagen 2016
Prizes and awards
- 1970, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1989 Statens Kunstfond , Rejselegat
- 1978 Otto Gelsted praise
- 1979 Gyldendals Forfatterlegat
- 1985 Otto Benzon's Forfatterlegat
- 1989 Weekendavisens litteraturpris for Kilroy, Kilroy
- 1989 De Gyldne Laurbær
- 1991 Danish Critics' Prize for Vanilla Pigen
- 1993 Søren Gyldendal Prize
- 1994 Grand Prize of the Danish Academy
Literature on Ib Michael
- Ingo Sundmacher , About quanta and immortal soldiers. Time and space aspects at Ib Michael, Saarbrücken 2016 (revised version, also: PDF )
- Kristian Himmelstrup, Den udødelige soldat og jeg. Ib Michael and Hans forfatterskab, København 2000
- Per Kirkeby , Arnasco. Samtaler med Ib Michael, Brøndum 2000 (first edition: 1995)
- Kim Rose Petersen, I virkeligheden - et portrait af Ib Michael, Dansk Radio 1993
- Else Vinæs, Forvandlingsfortællinger. En undersøgelse af Ib Michaels forfatterskab med særligt henblik på myte, sprog og fantastik, Odense 1997
Web links
- Literature by and about Ib Michael in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ingo Sundmacher: Of quanta and immortal soldiers, Tübingen 2002, 153 pages (PDF file; 1.33 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Michael, Ib |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michael Rasmussen, Ib (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Roskilde , Denmark |