Jens Christian Grøndahl
Jens Christian Grøndahl (born November 9, 1959 in Lyngby ) is a Danish writer .
Life
After graduating from N. Zahles Gymnasium, Grøndahl studied philosophy at the University of Copenhagen from 1977 to 1979 . He then completed a degree in directing at Den Danske Filmskole at the same time as Lars von Trier . Since completing his studies in 1983, he has mainly worked as a writer.
He made his literary debut after a stay in Northern Italy in 1985 with Kvinden i midten . Grøndahl, who was also Vice President of PEN Denmark between 1990 and 1991, subsequently wrote novels such as Indian Summer (1994), which was awarded the Herman Bangs Mindelegat by the Danish Writers' Association (1995). In his essay collections Ved flodens munding (1995) and Night mail (1998) he not only reflected on his work as a writer, but also dealt with political and cultural issues. He was also closely associated with the Aarhus Theater between 1997 and 1999 as a playwright and wrote the two plays Hvor var vi lykkelige (1998) and De sorte skove (1999) during this time .
Jens Christian Grøndahl is married for the second time.
bibliography
- Kvinden i midten (novel) 1985
- Syd for floden (novel) 1986
- Rejsens bevægelser (novel) 1988
- Det indre blik (novel) 1990
- Skyggen i dit sted (novel) 1991
- Seconds ensomhed (essay) 1991
- Dagene skilles (novel) 1992
- Stilheden i glas (novel) 1993
- Indian Summer (novel) 1994
- Ved flodens munding (Essays) 1995
- Tavshed i october (novel) 1996
- Lucca (novel) 1998
- Night Mail (essays) 1998
- Hjertelyd (novel) 1999
- Hvor var vi lykkelige & De sorte skov. To skuesspil (dramas) 2000
- Virginia (short story) 2000
- Et andet lys (novel) 2002
- Piazza Bucarest (novel) 2004
- Sihaya ti amo. Et essay om Seppo Mattinen og hans Rom (essay) 2005
- Røde hænder (novel) 2006
- Tre skridt tilbage (Essays) 2007
- Fire dage i marts (novel) 2008
- Det gør du ikke (novel) 2010
- Om en time springer træerne ud. Erindringer (Memories) 2010
- For vi siger farvel (novel) 2012
- Den sibriske måne (Essays) 2013
- Med bedstemor i tidens labyrint (children's book) 2013
- under the pseudonym Christian Tornbakke: Det godes pris 2013
- Jernporten (novel) 2014
- Hjemme i Europa (Autobiographical Essay) 2015
- in German language
- Indian summer . Translation by Paul Zirk. Peperkorn, Göttingen 1996, ISBN 3-929181-07-X
- Silence in October ( Tavshed i october ). Translation by Peter Urban-Halle . Zsolnay, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-552-04940-1
- Lucca . Translation by Peter Urban-Halle. Zsolnay, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-552-05200-3
- Days in March ( Fire dage i marts ). Translation by Peter Urban-Halle. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-462-04328-0
Awards
- 1990 three-year scholarship from the Danish State Art Fund
- 1995 Herman Bangs minor delegate to the Danish Writers' Association for Indian Summer
- 1998 De Gyldne Laurbær of the Danish book trade for Lucca
- 2003 Danske Bank Literature Prize for Et andet lys
- 2007 Søren Gyldendal Prize
Web links
- Literature by and about Jens Christian Grøndahl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jens Christian Grøndahl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography and bibliography (litteratursiden.dk)
- Short biography and reviews of works by Jens Christian Grøndahl at perlentaucher.de
- Author portrait at Hanser-Verlag
- List of all Danish awards (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Jens Christian Grøndahl: Om en time springer træerne ud. Erindringer , Politiken, Copenhagen 2010 (autobiography in Danish)
- ↑ Grøndahl, Om en time springer træerne ud
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grøndahl, Jens Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish director and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyngby |