Sven Holm (13 April 1940 – 11 May 2019) was a

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author and playwright. Holm graduated from

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in 1958. His first short story collection, ''Den store fjende'', was published in 1961. In 1974, Holm was awarded the

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. He was awarded the

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in 1991. In 2001, Holm was made a member of the

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. That same year, he was awarded the

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for his short story collection ''Kanten af himlen''.

Selected works

Prose

* ''Den store fjende'' (''The great enemy''), short story collection, 1961 *''Nedstyrtningen'' (''The Crash''), short story collection, 1963 * ''Termush, Atlanterhavskysten'' (''Termush''), novel, 1967 * ''Kanten af himlen'' (''The edge of the sky''), short story collection, 2001

Drama

*''Syg og munter'' (''Sick and cheerful'') *''Den anden side af Krista X'' (''The other side of Krista X'') *''Hr. Henrys begravelse og andre fortællinger'' (''Sir. Henry's funeral and other tales'') * ''Struensee var her'' (''Struensee was here''), 1977 * ''Schumanns Nat'', 2002

References

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