Ida Jessen
Ida Jessen (born September 25, 1964 in Sønderjylland ) is a Danish writer who was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 2009.
Life
Ida Jessen grew up in Thyregod Sogn in Central Jutland . Her father, Peter Jessen, was a pastor there, and her mother, Gudrun, was a grammar school teacher for English and Latin in Ikast .
After attending school, Jessen studied literary history and communication studies at Aarhus University . After completing this degree in 1990 with a master's degree, she worked as a teacher and lecturer .
Before completing her studies, she made her literary debut in 1989 with the collection of short stories . In the following years she wrote a number of other novels and short stories for children and adults and has lived in Zealand since 1995 . She has also translated a number of youth and adult novels from Norwegian and English into Danish, such as novels by Lars Saabye Christensen and Karin Fossum .
For Det første jeg tænker på she received the Danske Bank Literature Prize endowed with 300,000 Danish kroner at the Bogforum in 2006 . In 2009 she was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize and in 2010 she received De Gyldne Laurbær . The historical novel En ny tid , published in 2015, was awarded the DR Novel Prize in 2016 and Doctor Bagges anagrammer received the Critic's Prize in 2017 .
Together with her mother, Gudrun Jessen, she translates works by the Canadian writer Alice Munro . Her mother also gives advice and helps with research for Ida Jessen's works, while the writer discusses literature with her father, as they often read the same books.
Works
- Novels
- Vandpaladset (1998)
- Summer Tid (1999)
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Den of Lyver (2001)
- Like a person , from the Danish by Sigrid Engeler. Beck, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-406-50265-2 .
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ABC (2005)
- Easy game , from the Danish by Angelika Gundlach. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-518-46024-5 .
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Det første jeg tænker på (2006)
- The first thing I think of is from the Danish by Angelika Gundlach. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-518-46195-2 .
- Børnene (2009)
- Ramt af ingenting (2012)
- En ny tid (2015)
- Doctor Bagges anagrammer (2017)
- Children's books
- Troldtinden (1996)
- De døde skær (1997)
- Fuglefar (1998)
- Slangesmykket (1999)
- Julie and Aleksy (2004)
- Orm for en ven (2007)
- Den lille gule pige (2008)
- Since Carl Blev Frenzied (2012)
- Sille tegner rødt (2016)
- Short stories
- Under sten (1989)
- De uskydlige (1994)
- Den anden side af havet (1997)
- En mand kom til byen (2007)
- Mail to Annie (2013)
- Other
- Bible historian (2016)
Web links
- Literature by and about Ida Jessen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Ida Jessen at perlentaucher.de
- Ida Jessen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Entry (litteratursiden.dk)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jessen, Ida |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southern Jutland |