Thøger Jensen

Thøger Jensen (* 1960 in Næsbjerg ) is a Danish writer who is particularly known for his work in the short prose genre .

Life

Thøger Jensen was born in West Jutland and grew up in North Jutland . As an adult he lived on the island of Funen and in the Hebrides west of Scotland. There he gathered experiences and experiences for his later short stories and poems.

Jensen attended the writers' college in Copenhagen and graduated there in 1994. He made his debut as a writer in 1998 with the collection of novels I vores familie kan vi ikke lide ubåde ( Eng . U-boats are unpopular in our family ). Since then, his books have received positive critical and public acclaim in Denmark.

Works (selection)

Danish-language original editions:

• I vores family kan vi ikke lide ubåde . Borgen, Copenhagen-Valby 1998. (novellas)
• Så reporter Rolandas sig ind i en faldskærmsklub . Borgen, Copenhagen-Valby 2000. (short prose novel)
• Serpentine . Borgen, Copenhagen-Valby 2002. (novel)
• Ludwig . Borgen, Copenhagen-Valby 2004. (novel)
• Fugle i frostvejr . Borgen, Copenhagen 2006. (novel)
• Høfde Q . Borgen, Copenhagen-Valby 2008. (collection of prose)
• Zhōng , Gyldendal 2016, (novel)

German-language editions:

• Serpentine. A novel in prose . Edition Rugerup , Hörby / Sweden 2008, ISBN 978-91-89034-24-2 . (Translated from Danish: Stefan Borg , Margitt Lehbert )
• Ludwig Literaturverlag Droschl , Graz 2018, ISBN 978-3-99059-018-8

Web links

• Literature by and about Thøger Jensen in the catalog of the German National Library
• Information about Thøger Jensen from Edition Rugerup