Frank Jæger (19 June 1926 - 4 July 1977) was a

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writer most known for his poetry and

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s. He received the

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in 1969. He also edited two volumes of ''

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'' magazine with

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Early life and education

Jæger was born in the

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district of

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on 19 June 1926. He graduated from Schneekloth's School in 1945 and from the Royal School of Library Science in 1950 but could by then already make a living from his writings.

Bibliography

* '' Dydige digte'' (1948) * ''Morgenens trompet'' (digte, 1949) * ''De fem årstider'' (digte, 1950) * ''Iners'' (roman, 1950) * ''Hverdagshistorier'' (1951) * ''Tune – det første år'' (børnebog, 1951) * '' Den unge Jægers lidelser'' (noveller, 1953) * ''Tyren'' (digte, 1953) * ''19 Jægerviser'' (1953) * ''Jomfruen fra Orléans, Jeanne d'Arc'' (biografi, 1955) * ''Havkarlens sange'' (digte, 1956) * ''Kapellanen og andre fortællinger'' (1957) * ''Til en følsom Veninde. Udvalgte digte'' (1957) * ''Velkommen, Vinter og andre essays'' (1958) * ''Hvilket postbud – en due'' (hørespil, 1959) * ''Cinna og andre digte'' (1959) * ''Digte 1953-59'' (1960) * ''Fyrre Digte'' (1964) * ''Pastorale. Pelsen'' (hørespil, 1964) * ''Drømmen om en sommerdag og andre Essays'' (1965) * ''Danskere. Tre Fortællinger af Fædrelandets Historier'' (fortællinger, 1966) * ''Idylia'' (digte, 1967) * ''Naive rejser'' (essays, 1968) * ''Alvilda'' (essays & noveller, 1969) * ''Årets ring'' (digte, 1969) * ''Døden i skoven'' (noveller, 1970) * ''Essays gennem ti Aar'' (1970) * ''Hjemkomst'' (digte, 1970) * ''Stå op og tænd ild'' (prosa, 1971) * ''Udvalgte digte'' (1971) * ''Provinser'' (noveller, 1972) * ''S'' (roman, 1973) * ''Udsigt til Kronborg'' (essays & noveller, 1976)

Recognition

* Danish Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen) (1958) *

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(1959) * Emil Aarestrup Medaillen (1960) *

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(1962) *

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References

20th-century Danish poets Writers from Copenhagen People from Frederiksberg Recipients of the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy 1926 births 1977 deaths Danish male poets 20th-century Danish male writers {{Denmark-writer-stub