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List Of Danish Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Denmark or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Karen Aabye (1904–1982), journalist and historical novelist *Jane Aamund (1936–2019), novelist and journalist *Merete Ahnfeldt-Mollerup (born 1963), works on architecture * Naja Marie Aidt (born 1963), poet, novelist and short story writer * Laura Aller (1849–1917), editor and pioneering magazine publisher at Aller *Annemette Kure Andersen (born 1962), widely translated poet *Clara Andersen (1826–1895), playwright and short story writer *Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), museum curator and textile specialist *Emilie Andersen (1895–1970), historian and archivist *Signe Arnfred (born 1944), sociologist specializing in gender studies *Inga Arvad (1913–1973), journalist B *Charlotte Baden (1740–1824), novelist and feminist writer *Jette Baagøe (born 1946), museum director, botanist and non-fiction writer * Solvej Balle (born 1962), novelist and poet *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rigmor Stampe Bendix
Rigmor Stampe Bendix (1850–1923) was a Danish baroness, writer and philanthropist. In 1898, she became editor of ''Kvindernes Blad'' (Women's Paper), a supplement to various daily newspapers, developing it as an organ for the women's movement. She is remembered in Denmark for her biographies of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, ''Baronesse Stampes Erindringer om Thorvaldsen'' (1912) and of her godfather Hans Christian Andersen, ''H.C. Andersen og hans nærmeste Omgang'' (1918). Early life and education Born at Christinelund near Præstø on 7 December 1850, Rigmor Stampe was the daughter of Baron Henrik Stampe (1821–1892) and Jonna Drewson. Brought up there with her two younger sisters, Astrid and Kristine, she strove to bring social enlightenment to the local country people. After her father acquired Nysø Manor in 1876, she lived there from 1877 to 1879 and built a library for the use of her daughters and the local population. In 1879, with her marriage to the Jewish composer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friederike Brun
Friederike Brun, née ''Münther'' (3 June 1765 – 25 March 1835), was a Danish author and salonist. She was married to the affluent merchant Constantin Brun and during the Danish Golden Age of the first half of the 19th century she arranged literary salons at Sophienholm, their summer retreat north of Copenhagen. She is known for writing the poem ''Chamouny at Sunrise'' which was the original of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's '' Hymn in the Vale of Chamouni''. Early life Friederike Brun was born on 3 June 1765 in Gräfentonna, in present-day Thuringia, Germany. Her father was Balthasar Münter, a writer and theologian, and the family moved to Denmark shortly after Friederike 's birth when he assumed a position as priest at St. Peter's Church in Copenhagen, the church of the city's German congregation. She was a bright child and acquired a thorough knowledge of literature and other cultural subjects in the intellectual home although never receiving any formal schooling. Her fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Therese Brummer
Therese Conradine Brummer née Casse (1833–1896) was a Danish writer who frequently used the pen name Fru Elisabeth. She is remembered above all for the stories she wrote first for small children and later for teenagers. Her works for adults include two biographies as well as fictional works and a collection of short stories. Early life, education and family Born in Copenhagen on 8 June 1833,n Therese Conradine Casse was the daughter of the politician (1803–86) and his wife Andrea Severine née Engelbreth. She enjoyed an excellent education in her well-to-do home which was supplemented by contacts with many learned celebrities. In May 1861, she married Captain Nicolai Abraham Brummer (1822–1903) with whom she had two children: Agnete (1862) and Lilly (1868). Professional life It was not until she was about 50 that Brummer began to take a serious interest in writing. She was particularly successful in writing fairy tales for small children but also wrote adventure stories fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Brøgger
Suzanne Preis Brøgger Zeruneith (born 18 November 1944 in open) is a Danish writer, a novelist, poet and journalist. Her first book ''Fri os fra kærligheden'' has been translated into c. 20 languages. Since 1997 she has been a member of the Danish Academy. Early life Brøgger grew up in Denmark until she was fourteen, after that she moved abroad with her mother and her stepfather Svend Brøgger, who worked for UNICEF and was stationed in Colombo, Sri Lanka and later in Bangkok, Thailand. Suzanne Brøgger returned to Denmark to attend high school a couple of years later. She finished the Silkeborg Gymnasium (a secondary school) in 1964, and she then studied Russian and French at the University of Copenhagen. She did not graduate, but has later said that her university days inspired her to constantly extend her horizons in life-long study. After secondary school While studying she also worked as a model and with films and theatre. Through articles in Danish newspapers in the for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Bregendahl
Marie Bregendahl née Sørensen (6 November 1867 – 22 July 1940) was a Danish author. She is one of Denmark's most acclaimed authors of rural literature whose novels and short stories were written in a realistic, almost grotesque style. Biography Born on the Bregendahl estate in Fly near Skive in Jutland, Bregendahl continued her education in Copenhagen where in 1894 she married the widely acclaimed poet Jeppe Aakjær who had been her neighbour in Jutland. They had a son, Svend, in 1894, but the marriage was dissolved in 1900. Bregendahl turned to literature for a living. Her first novel, ''Hendrik i Bakken'' (''Hendrik of the Hill'') in 1904, portrayed the marital difficulties of an introvert The traits of extraversion (also spelled extroversion Retrieved 2018-02-21.) and introversion are a central dimension in some human personality theories. The terms ''introversion'' and ''extraversion'' were introduced into psychology by Carl J ... whose wife rejects his advances. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecil Bødker
Cecil Bødker (27 March 1927 – 19 April 2020) was a Danish writer and poet, most known for young adult fiction books about the character "Silas". For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing in 1976. Biography Bødker was born in Fredericia, Denmark in 1927. In 1955 she had her first poems published under the pseudonym Cecil Skar. In 1961 she debuted with the collection of novellas ''Øjet'' (The Eye), all treating the condition of human existence estranged from nature. The dystopian critique of civilization continued in ''Tilstanden Harley'' (The condition Harley) (1965) and ''Pap'' (Cardboard) (1967). Awards The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Bødker received the writing award in 1966. In Denmark she won the annual Danish Critics P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodil Bech
Bodil Adele Vilhelmine Bech (1889–1942) was a Danish writer who is remembered principally for her poetry. It was not until 1934 that she published her first book, the poetry collection ''Vi der ejer natten'' (We who own the night). She associated with the surrealist writers and artists who contributed to the literary journals ''Konkretion'' and ''Linien''. Bech went on to publish further works of poetry as well as the novel ''Lones Balkanfærd'' (Lone's Balkan Trip), for which she used the pen name Anna Fole. Her poetry broke the conventions of the time, expressing unfulfilled desire and missed conjugal happiness in terms of the painful cosmic mystery of sexuality. Early life, education and family Born on 13 March 1889 in Nørre Broby on the island of Funen, Bodil Adele Vilhelmine Bech was the daughter of the estate owner Hans Bech (1861–1922) and his wife Juliane Filippa Camilla née Jensen (1863–1923). She was brought up in a well-to-do home in central Funen. After a year at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Blædel
Sara Blædel (born 6 August 1964) is a Danish author. She is best known for her crime fiction novels featuring Louise Rick. Blædel founded the "Sara B" crime fiction publishing company in 1993, and in 1995 she started to work as a journalist. Personal life Blædel was born in Copenhagen and grew up in Hvalsø, Denmark. She is the daughter of journalist Leif Blædel and actress Annegrethe Nissen. Novels Her novels have been published in 31 countries. Scandinavia Blædel's first novel was ''Grønt støv'', first published in Denmark in 2004, followed by ''Kald mig prinsesse'' (2005), ''Kun ét liv'' (2007), ''Aldrig mere fri'' (2008), ''Hævnens gudinde'' (2009), ''Dødsengelen'' (2010), and ''De glemte piger'' (2011). Until 2008, Blædel's books were published in Denmark by Lindhardt and Ringhof. Since 2008, her publisher has been People's Press. Blædel's publications in other Scandinavian countries include: * Sweden: ''Aldrig mera fri'' (2009), ''De bortglömda'' (2012) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of Africa
''Out of Africa'' is a memoir by the Danish people, Danish author Karen Blixen. The book, first published in 1937, recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya, then called East Africa Protectorate, British East Africa. The book is a lyrical meditation on Blixen's life on her coffee plantation, as well as a tribute to some of the people who touched her life there. It provides a vivid snapshot of African colonial life in the last decades of the British Empire. Blixen wrote the book in English language, English and then rewrote it in Danish language, Danish. The book has sometimes been published under the author's pen name, Isak Dinesen. Background Karen Blixen moved to East Africa Protectorate, British East Africa in late 1913, at the age of 28, to marry her second cousin, the Swedish people, Swedish Swedish nobility, Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke, and make a life in the British colony known today as Kenya. The young Baron and Baroness bought farmlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Blixen
Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countries, Tania Blixen, used in German-speaking countries, Osceola, and Pierre Andrézel. Blixen is best known for ''Out of Africa'', an account of her life while living in East Africa Protectorate, Kenya, and for one of her stories, ''Babette's Feast (short story), Babette's Feast'', both of which have been adapted into Academy Awards, Academy Award–winning motion pictures. She is also noted, particularly in Denmark, for her ''Seven Gothic Tales''. Among her later stories are ''Winter’s Tales'' (1942), ''Last Tales'' (1957), ''Anecdotes of Destiny'' (1958) and ''Ehrengard'' (1963). Blixen was considered several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, but it wasn't awarded because judges were reportedly concerned about showing favoritism to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
