Peter Asmussen

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Peter Asmussen (born March 28, 1957 in Frederiksberg , Denmark , † June 25, 2016 ) was a Danish writer , playwright and screenwriter .

Life

Peter Asmussen was the son of the philologist Jes Peter Asmussen . He graduated from Østre Borgerdyd Gymnasium in 1975 . He made his debut as a writer in 1989 with the Stemme short story collection . Three years later, in 1992, he made his debut novel with Om natten . For his third novel, Og til sidst går verden under , published in 2014 , he was nominated for the DR Novel Prize in 2015 .

Asmussen made his film debut in 1995 with the script for Tómas Gislason's short film Onde år . From then on he wrote scripts for directors such as Lars von Trier , Bille August and Susanne Bier . He also wrote frequently for director Simon Staho's films . Together with him he received two nominations for the Danish film award Robert for Best Original Screenplay , each for Dag och natt and Daisy Diamond .

Asmussen wrote several radio plays for the radio, including Råb and Schyy . He made his debut as a playwright with the play Ungt blod , which was premiered at Det Kongelige Teater in 1992 . He has received several awards for his work, including the Kjeld Abell Prize and the Danske Dramatikeres Hæderspris in 2000 . In addition, he was nominated four times for the national theater prize Reumert as best playwright : 2004 with Alle hans gerninger , 2010 with Ingen møder nogen , 2015 with Det der er and 2016 with Soli Deo Gloria , where he was also awarded in 2010 and 2016.

Asmussen had been married to the writer Juliane Preisler since 1996 . The childless couple lived in Copenhagen .

Works (selection)

Novels
  • Om natten (1992)
  • Det The eR (2012)
  • Og til sidst går verden under (2014)
Novellas
  • Stemme (1989)
  • Sørgespil (1990)
  • Slumber Party (1996)
  • Hul i mørket (2005)
Radio plays
  • Råb (1991)
  • Spring (1991)
  • En hvid dag (1993)
  • Regnsonate (1995)
  • Schyy (2002)
  • Krystallandet (2005)
Plays
  • Ungt Blod (1992)
  • Øjne (1995)
  • Isbrandt (1997)
  • Værelse med sol (1997)
  • Knogler (1998)
  • Forbrydelse (2003)
  • Ingen møder nogen (2010)
  • Solos Deo Gloria (2015)
Scripts

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary (Danish), accessed on September 1, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Asmussen, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish writer, playwright and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Frederiksberg , Denmark
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2016