Knud Romer

Knud Romer , with full name Knud Voll Romer Jørgensen (* 1960 in Nykøbing / Falster ), is a Danish writer , actor and advertising expert. He became known for his novel Den som blinker er bange for døden , published in 2006, which was also published in German translation in 2007 under the title “Whoever blinks, is afraid of death”.

novel

The autobiographical work deals with the family history of Romers as the son of a Dane and a German. According to Romers, he and his mother suffered severe anti-German reactions ( Tyskerhad , German: German hatred ) in post-war Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s . Romer's statements, including real names, led to a public dispute in Denmark about the historical truthfulness of the novel, which was contested by contemporary witnesses from the family's environment.

The novel met with particular interest in Germany because Romer also describes his mother's previous love affair with Horst Heilmann , a member of the Rote Kapelle resistance group who was executed in 1942 .

Romer has received various awards for his novel:

• Weekendavisens litteraturpris 2006, literary award from the Danish weekly newspaper Weekendavisen
• Golden Laurel ( De Gyldne Laurbær ) from the Danish Booksellers Club 2007

Works

• Whoever blinks is afraid of death , Insel-Verlag, Frankfurt / M. u. Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-458-17360-1 ; Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt / M. 2009, ISBN 978-3-518-46050-4

Web links

• Literature by and about Knud Romer in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hamburger Morgenpost, February 19, 2007
2. ↑ Weekendavisens litteraturpris ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.