Kirsten Thorup

Kirsten Thorup
Kirsten Thorup
Born	1942; Gelsted, Funen, Denmark

Kirsten Thorup (born 1942) is a Danish author.

Background and education

Kirsten Thorup was born in Gelsted, Funen, Denmark in 1942. After a brief stay in Cambridge as an au pair, she studied English at the University of Copenhagen, dropping out after her first year.^[1]

Literary works

Thorup is the author of poetry collections, a volume of short stories, works written for films, television, and radio, but is best known for her novels, established as one of the most widely read novelists in Denmark. Her novel Baby has been translated into English. Her novel, Den lange sommer, was published in Denmark in 1979. Thorup's writing has moved from modernist experimentation to a more realistic style, her novels typically have female protagonists. Thorup's two most recent novels are set in Germany during World War II and follows the widow Harriet who lost her husband on the east front.^[2]^[3]

Kirsten Thorup was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2017 and is mentioned a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.^[4]

Kirsten Thorup now lives in Copenhagen.

Bibliography

I dagens anledning (short stories) – 1968
Baby (novel) – 1973
Lille Jonna (novel) – 1977
Den lange sommer (novel) – 1979
Himmel og helvede (novel) – 1982
Den yderste grænse (novel) – 1987
Elskede ukendte (novel) – 1994
Bonsai (novel) – 2000
Ingenmandsland (novel) – 2003
Erindring om kærligheden (lit: Memory of love) (novel)
Indtil vanvid, indtil døden (novel) – 2020^[5]
Mørket bag dig (2023)

Recognition

1974 – Otto Gelsted Prize
1996 – Tagea Brandts Rejselegat
2000 – Grand Prize of the Danish Academy^[6]
2017 – Nordic Council Literature Prize^[7]

References

^ Savin, Serge (21 April 2022). "Kirsten Thorup: »Jeg følte mig enormt ensom og fremmed på universitetet«". Uniavisen. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
^ Baby by Kirsten Thorup from LSU Press Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2008.
^ "Kirsten Thorup". forfatterweb.dk.
^ "Hvis en dansk forfatter vinder Nobelprisen i aar kunne det vaere hende". jyllandsposten.dk.
^ Hegdal, Ola (6 May 2021). "Nazi-elitens diskrete sjarm". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ Litteraturpriser.dk Akademiets Store Pris
^ "Overvældet Kirsten Thorup takker for nordisk litteraturpris". DR. Ritzau. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

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[1] Savin, Serge (21 April 2022). "Kirsten Thorup: »Jeg følte mig enormt ensom og fremmed på universitetet«". Uniavisen. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

[2] Baby by Kirsten Thorup from LSU Press Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 December 2008.

[3] "Kirsten Thorup". forfatterweb.dk.

[4] "Hvis en dansk forfatter vinder Nobelprisen i aar kunne det vaere hende". jyllandsposten.dk.

[5] Hegdal, Ola (6 May 2021). "Nazi-elitens diskrete sjarm". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[6] Litteraturpriser.dk Akademiets Store Pris

[7] "Overvældet Kirsten Thorup takker for nordisk litteraturpris". DR. Ritzau. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

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v t e Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
1960s	1962: The Days of His Grace – Eyvind Johnson 1963: Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation – Väinö Linna 1964: The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas 1965: From Hell to Paradise – Olof Lagercrantz and The Good Hope – William Heinesen 1966: Diwan on the Prince of Emgion – Gunnar Ekelöf 1967: Nye noveller – Johan Borgen 1968: Flight of the Eagle – Per Olof Sundman 1969: The Legionnaires – Per Olov Enquist
1970s	1970: Anna, I, Anna – Klaus Rifbjerg 1971: Coast of Slaves, Ships of Slaves & Islands of Slaves – Thorkild Hansen 1972: Sju ord på tunnelbanan – Karl Vennberg 1973: Kersantin poika – Veijo Meri 1974: Uden mål – og med – Villy Sørensen 1975: Siinä näkijä missä tekijä – Hannu Salama 1976: Að laufferjum & Að brunnum – Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson 1977: I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa – Bo Carpelan 1978: Dalen Portland – Kjartan Fløgstad 1979: Pubertet – Ivar Lo-Johansson
1980s	1980: Vredens barn – Sara Lidman 1981: Hauströkkrið yfir mér – Snorri Hjartarson 1982: Samuels bok – Sven Delblanc 1983: Om fjorten dage – Peter Seeberg 1984: The Christmas Oratorio – Göran Tunström 1985: A Day in Ostrobothnia – Antti Tuuri 1986: Líkasum – Rói Patursson 1987: Hudløs himmel – Herbjørg Wassmo 1988: Justice Undone – Thor Vilhjálmsson 1989: Roman 1987 – Dag Solstad
1990s	1990: For the Living and the Dead – Tomas Tranströmer 1991: The Sun, My Father – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 1992: Night Watch – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir 1993: Byen og verden – Peer Hultberg 1994: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1995: Angels of the Universe – Einar Már Guðmundsson 1996: Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller – Øystein Lønn 1997: Bang. En roman om Herman Bang – Dorrit Willumsen 1998: After Having Spent a Night Among Horses – Tua Forsström 1999: Queen's Gate – Pia Tafdrup
2000s	2000: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt 2001: The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad 2002: The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen 2003: Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström 2004: Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen 2005: The Blue Fox – Sjón 2006: The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi 2007: Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg 2008: Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt 2009: I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson
2010s	2010: Purge – Sofi Oksanen 2011: Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson 2012: Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm 2013: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine 2014: Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö 2015: Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams & Weariness – Jon Fosse 2016: Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson 2017: Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup 2018: Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir 2019: Efter Solen – Jonas Eika
2020s	2020: Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm 2021: Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen 2022: Om udregning af rumfang – Solvej Balle 2023: Ihågkom oss till liv – Joanna Rubin Dranger
List of Nordic Council's Literature Prize winners and nominees