Johannes Volf Møllehave (4 January 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Danish

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, author, and lecturer.

Education and career

Møllehave was born in

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. He graduated in theology in 1963. His wide range of interests extended to some 40 different topics but he was particularly well known for his interest in

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, H. C. Andersen and

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Awards and prizes

He won a number of Danish awards for his down-to-earth presentations of Danish authors and philosophers and his command of his mother tongue. These included: * 1979

De Gyldne Laurbær De Gyldne Laurbær (English: The Golden Laurel) (earlier: Boghandlernes Gyldne Laurbær) is a Danish literature award, which was established in 1949. The award is handed by ''The Committee De Gyldne Laurbær'', formerly ''Boghandlerklubben'' (The ...

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De Gyldne Laurbær (The Grand Danish Encyclopedia) * 1980 Author of the year (Årets forfatter) * 1986 H.C. Andersen prize (H.C. Andersen-prisen) * 1993 Children's author of the year (Årets børnebogsforfatter) * 1994 Favourite Danish author (Danskernes yndlingsforfatter) * 1997

Drachmannlegatet Drachmannlegatet is a Danish literary award founded in 1917, based on funding derived from the entrance fee to Drachmanns Hus in Skagen. The winner is announced annually on 9 October, the anniversary of the birthday of Danish writer and painter H ...

* 2005 Danish mother tongue award (Modersmål-Prisen)

Bibliography

In English

Most of Møllehave's publications are in Danish. The following is in English: * ''A Folk Legend'' / illustrated by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark; retold by Johannes Møllehave (translated from the Danish ''Et folke sagn'', based on the ballet Et folke sagn /

August Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the nep ...

), 1854. Sesam, c. 1992,

In Danish

* ''På myrens fodsti'' (1975) * ''Op ad en mur'' (1976) * ''Til glædens Gud'' (1977) * ''Livsfangerne'' (1977) * ''Da glæden blev født'' (1977) * ''Så forskellige sind'' (1978) * ''Læsehest med æselører'' (1979) * ''Så forskellige sind'' (1979) * ''Den livsild som forbrænder'' (1979) * ''Huset vi bor i'' (1980) * ''Tusind fluer med eet smæk'' (1982) * ''De hellige tre konger'' (1982) * ''En fri mand'' (1982) * ''Den barmhjertige samaritan'' (1983) * ''Til trøst'' (1983) * ''H.C. Andersens salt'' (1985) * ''La Fontaines fabler'' (translation) (1985) * ''Skuffelser der ikke gik i opfyldelse'' (1987) * ''Filosofiske fluer'' (1988) * ''Holger Danskes Vej 60'' (1989) * ''Kan den, som kan lægge to og to sammen'' (1990) * ''Retur til Waterloo'' (1991) * ''Kærlighed og dæmoni'' (1992) * ''Drengen der kom hen hvor peberet gror'' (1993) * ''Min allerførste bilel'' (1995) * ''Alle Børns bibel'' (1996) * ''Hvor kærlighed bor'' (1997) * ''Kaspers store opdagelse'' (1997) * ''Da alting blev anderledes'' (1997) * ''Glædestårer – om humorens salt'' (1998) * ''Den nøgne zebra'' (1999) * ''Rikke og Ivan den Grusomme'' (1999) * ''Som en springende hval – velsignelser og forbavselser'' (2000) * ''Hvor kærlighed bor'' (2000) * ''Huskesedler fra en glemmebog'' (2000) * ''Vor tids tid'' (2001) * ''Mit livs vennepunkter'' (2001) * ''Kristendom fra a til å'' (2002) * ''Møllehave læser H.C. Andersen'' (2003) * ''Hvordan skal vi nå frem til jul?'' (2003) * ''Ord på samvittigheden'' (2004) * ''Kattenes ABC'' (2004) * ''Møllehave læser Storm P.'' (2005) * ''Mit eventyr'' (2005) * ''Møllehave om glæden ved at læse'' (2006) * ''Yndlingsdigte'' (cd & dvd) (2007) * ''Man kan ikke føre solen bag lyset'' (2007) * ''Det skal råbes fra tagene'' (2007) * ''Indtryk og udtryk'' (2007) * ''Hver dag af øjeblikkets blomst'' (2007) * ''Før- og eftertanker'' (2008) * ''Historien om julen'' (2008) * ''Målbevidste svinkeærinder'' (2009) * ''Digte til livet'' (cd & dvd) (2010) * ''Livets gave'' (2011) * ''Det er'' (ikke) lige mig (2011) * ''Hellere forrykt end forgæves'' (2011) * ''Rim på udsatte steder'' (2011) * ''Historien om den heldige kartoffel'' (2011) * ''Stur, stur nummer!'' (2012) * ''Møllehave fortæller bibelhistorier'' (2012) * ''Femoghalvfjerds fy- og fyndord – fra fødselaren'' (2012) * ''En himmerlandsk mundfuld'' (2012) * ''Tak for ilden'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mollehave, Johannes 1937 births 2021 deaths Danish Lutheran clergy Danish male writers People from Frederiksberg