Aage Bergishagen Dons (19 August 1903 – 20 October 1993) was a

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writer. He is best known for his novels, ''De uønskede, Frosten paa Ruderne'', and ''Den svundne tid er ej forbi''.

Life

Dons was born on 18 August 1903 in Svanholm,

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and the Kollegernes Ærespris in 1954, Det anckerske Legat in 1956, Herman Bangs Mindelegat in 1959,

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in 1965, and the

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1966. He died on 13 October 1993 and is buried at Krogstrup Cemetery.

Bibliography

*''Walpurgisnacht'' (1932) *''Koncerten'' (1935) *''Soldaterbrønden'' (1936) *''De uønskede'' (1938) *''Tro Tjenerinde'' (1942) *''Den gule Billedbog'' (1943) *''Frosten paa Ruderne'' (1948) *''Den svundne tid er ej forbi'' (1950) *''De aabne Arme'' (1957) *''Rosa og det bizarre liv'' (1979) *''Brænde til mit bål'' (1965)

References

1903 births 1993 deaths Danish male writers 20th-century Danish male writers Danish male novelists Danish male short story writers Writers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-writer-stub