De Gyldne Laurbær (English: The Golden Laurel) (earlier: Boghandlernes Gyldne Laurbær) is a

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, which was established in 1949. The award is handed by ''The Committee De Gyldne Laurbær'', formerly ''Boghandlerklubben'' (The Bookshops' Club). The prize is given annually in February or March. Originally the award was a laurel wreath, a golden pin with an inscription, some money and a book gift worth 2500 DKK. Today the award is a laurel wreathe, a diploma and a book gift worth 2500 DKK. The award is handed at a ceremony arranged by the publishing house which has published the winning book and by the Committee De Gyldne Laurbær. Early in January every year the committee sends out ballot to all the Danish bookshops, which then give their vote for a Danish book which was published the year before. An author can only win The Golden Laurel once-in-a-lifetime, so the bookshops can not vote for an author who has already won the prize once before. The winner is usually one of the bestsellers among the Danish books. On the day when it is decided who wins the Golden Laurel, the president of the Committee of The Golden Laurel informs the winner about the award, while journalists follow the event.

Recipients

* 1949 – Martin A. Hansen for ''Tanker i en skorsten'' * 1950 –

Hans Christian Branner Hans Christian Branner (23 June 1903 – 24 April 1966) was a Danish novelist, essayist and playwright. He was a leading writer of the post-World War II period in Denmark and a founder member of the Danish Academy. His work dealt with the theme ...

for ''Rytteren'' * 1951 –

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for ''Retur til barndommen'' * 1952 – Karen Blixen for '' Babettes gæstebud'' * 1953 – Aage Dons for ''Altid at spørge'' * 1954 – Tom Kristensen * 1955 – Tove Ditlevsen * 1956 – * 1957 – Halfdan Rasmussen * 1958 –

Frank Jæger Frank Jæger (19 June 1926 - 4 July 1977) was a Danish writer most known for his poetry and radio plays. He received the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy in 1969. He also edited two volumes of ''Heretica'' magazine with Tage Skou-Hansen. Early li ...

* 1959 – * 1960 – * 1961 –

Marcus Lauesen Marcus Lauesen (born 22 November 1907 in Løjt Kirkeby, Aabenraa; died 14 October 1975 in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in th ...

* 1962 – * 1963 – * 1964 –

Erik Aalbæk Jensen Erik Aalbæk Jensen (19 August 1923, Thy, Denmark – 30 September 1997) was a Danish writer and Lutheran minister who was awarded both the Danish Critics Prize for Literature and the Søren Gyldendal Prize for his works, most notably '' ...

* 1965 – Thorkild Hansen * 1966 –

Klaus Rifbjerg Klaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4'' which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. Biography Ri ...

for ''Operaelskeren'' * 1967 – * 1968 – Anders Bodelsen * 1969 –

Inger Christensen Inger Christensen (16 January 1935 – 2 January 2009) was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor. She is considered the foremost Danish poetic experimentalist of her generation. Life and work Born in the town of Vejle, on the eastern J ...

for '' Det'' * 1970 – Leif Panduro * 1971 – for '' Løgn over løgn'' * 1972 – Christian Kampmann * 1973 –

Anna Ladegaard Anna Ladegaard (14 December 1913 in Aarhus- 16 May 2000) was a Danish writer. Biography Born in Aarhus, Ladegaard studied at Pitman's College in London. In 1952-53 she worked at the Danish Embassy in Stockholm and in 1953 she moved to Souther ...

* 1974 – Benny Andersen * 1975 – * 1976 –

Dea Trier Mørch Dea Trier Mørch (9 December 1941 – 26 May 2001) was a Danish artist and writer.Marianne Zibrandtsen''Dea Trier Mørch'' Den Store Danske, retrieved 18 January 2015 (Danish). She gained fame in 1976 with ''Vinterbørn'', translated into English a ...

* 1977 – * 1978 – Vita Andersen for ''

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'' * 1979 –

Johannes Møllehave Johannes Volf Møllehave (4 January 1937 – 10 May 2021) was a Danish Lutheran priest, author, and lecturer. Education and career Møllehave was born in Frederiksberg. He graduated in theology in 1963. His wide range of interests extended to ...

for ''Læsehest med æselører'' * 1980 – Tage Skou-Hansen * 1981 –

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 Danis ...

for ''Tone'' * 1982 –

Kirsten Thorup Kirsten Thorup is a Danish author. Background and education Kirsten Thorup was born in Gelsted, Funen, Denmark in 1942. After a brief stay in Cambridge as an au pair, she studied English at the University of Copenhagen. She quit university alre ...

* 1983 –

Dorrit Willumsen Dorrit Willumsen (born 31 August 1940 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen) is a Danish writer. She made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection ''Knagen''. She was awarded the Danish Critics Prize for Literature in 1983.Cecil Bødker for ''Marias Barn. Drengen'' and ''Marias Barn. Manden'' * 1985 – Helle Stangerup for ''Christine'' * 1986 –

Paul Hammerich Paul Hammerich (12 June 1927 – 16 April 1992) was a Danish journalist and writer. Hammerich was one of the writers behind the successful Danish TV-series, '' Matador'', which is considered one of the greatest Danish TV productions of all time. ...

'' for '' Lysmageren'' * 1987 – Martha Christensen for '' Dansen med Regitze'' * 1988 – Bjarne Reuter for ''Den cubanske kabale'' * 1989 – Ib Michael for ' * 1990 –

Peter Seeberg Peter Seeberg (22 June 1925 – 8 January 1999) was a Danish modernist novelist and playwright, inspired by the French existentialists. He made his literary debut in 1956 with the novel ''Bipersonerne''. He was born in Skrydstrup in Haderslev Mu ...

for ''

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'' * 1991 – Leif Davidsen for '' Den sidste spion'' * 1992 – Lise Nørgaard for '' Kun en pige'' * 1993 –

Peter Høeg Peter Høeg (born 17 May 1957) is a Danish writer of fiction. He is best known for his novel ''Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'' (1992). Early life Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ...

for ''

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'' * 1994 –

Jørn Riel Jørn Riel (born in Odense on 23 July 1931) is a Danish writer. He is partly known for works on Greenland as he lived there for sixteen years. One of his works was adapted to film as ''Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain)''. Bibliograph ...

for ''Cirkulæret og andre skrøner'' * 1995 – Henrik Nordbrandt for '' Ormene ved himlens port'' * 1996 – Carsten Jensen for '' Jeg har set verden begynde'' * 1997 –

Jane Aamund Jane Aamund (8 November 1936 – 29 January 2019) was a Danish author and journalist. Her breakthrough in Denmark came with the ''Klinkevals'' trilogy. Works Aamund's works include: * ' (English: ''The two penny dance'') – 1989 * ''Juliane ...

for ''

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'' * 1998 –

Jens Christian Grøndahl Jens Christian Grøndahl (born 9 November 1959 in Lyngby) is a Danish writer. His novel ''An Altered Light'' was shortlisted for the 2006 International Dublin Literary Award. In 1998 he won the Danish booksellers award De Gyldne Laurbær (The G ...

for ''

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'' * 1999 –

Svend Åge Madsen Svend Åge Madsen ( born 2 November 1939) is a Danish novelist. He studied mathematics before he began writing fiction. His novels are generally philosophical and humorous. Several of his works have been made into films in Denmark. His writings ...

for '' Genspejlet'' * 2000 – for '' Kærlighedens rum'' * 2001 –

Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen (2 January 1945 – 2 April 2023) was a Danish art historian. Nørregård-Nielsen was born in . He was an alumnus of Ribe Katedralskole and wrote several memoirs. In 2001, he was awarded the De Gyldne Laurbær pri ...

for '' Riber Ret'' * 2002 – Jakob Ejersbo for ''

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'' * 2003 – for ' * 2004 – Christian Jungersen for ' * 2005 – for ' * 2006 – for ' * 2007 – for ' * 2008 –

Hanne-Vibeke Holst Hanne-Vibeke Holst (born 21 February 1959 in Hjørring, Denmark) is an author. She has an education as a journalist and has worked on the Danish newspapers ''Berlingske Tidende'' and ''Søndags B.T.'' She is the daughter of authors Knud Holst And ...

for '' Dronningeofret'' * 2009 –

Ida Jessen Ida Jessen (born 25 September 1964 in Sønderjylland) is a Danish author and translator who writes in both Danish and Norwegian. Jessen was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize and has won several awards for her work. She is a membe ...

for the novel '' Børnene'' * 2010 – Jussi Adler-Olsen for the novel ' * 2011 – Helle Helle for the novel '' Dette burde skrives i nutid'' * 2012 – Kim Leine for the novel ''

Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden ''The Prophets of Eternal Fjord'' ( da, Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden) is a 2012 novel by Danish-Norwegian author Kim Leine Kim Leine Rasmussen (28 August 1961 in Seljord, Telemark) is a Danish-Norwegian author who writes about Greenland. In ...

'' * 2013 – for the novel '' Forbandede yngel'' * 2014 – Sara Blædel for the novel '' Kvinden de meldte savnet'' * 2015 – for the novel '' Aisha'' * 2016 – for the novel '' Folkets skønhed'' * 2017 – for the novel ''

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'' * 2018 – for the novel ' * 2019 –

Sara Omar Sara Omar ( ku, سارا عومه‌ر; born 21 August 1986 in Sulaymaniah, Kurdistan) is a Danish-Kurdish author, human rights activist and poet. She is the first internationally recognized female novelist from Kurdistan. She started out as a ...

for the novel ''Skyggedanseren'' * 2020 –

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for the novel ''Meter i sekundet'' * 2021 –

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for the novel ''Man skulle nok have været der''

References

External links

List of recipients of the prize ''De Gyldne Laurbær''
on Boghandlerklubben.dk {{DEFAULTSORT:De Gyldne Laurbaer 1949 establishments in Denmark Awards established in 1949 Danish literary awards