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Jens Christian Grøndahl (born 9 November 1959 in

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

) is a Danish writer. His novel ''An Altered Light'' was shortlisted for the 2006

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award (), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. It promotes excellence in world literature and is solely ...

. In 1998 he won the Danish booksellers award

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

(The Golden Laurel) for his novel ''Lucca''. In 2017, Grøndahl went on the record stating that "It's never the woman's fault if a man decides to attack her. But, that said...well, when I look at the picture of the victim, the way she let herself be photographed, the look she gives the camera...I can't help but think that this is a girl who's looking for trouble." regarding the beheading of journalist Kim Wall. He later apologized for his words, saying that it was "completely disrespectful to the victim and the survivors" and emphasizing that he "stands on the side of women in the debate about, for example, the Me Too movement", about which he also wrote a column, adding that it is one of the most important development of our times.

Bibliography

*''Kvinden i midten'' - 1985 *''Syd for floden'' - 1986 *''Rejsens bevægelser'' - 1988 *''Det indre blik'' - 1990 *''Skyggen i dit sted'' - 1991 *''Dagene skilles'' - 1992 *''Stilheden i glas'' - 1993 *''Indian summer'' - 1994 *''Tavshed i oktober'' - 1996 (translated into English by

Anne Born Anne Born (9 July 1924 – 27 July 2011) was a British poet, local historian, writer and translator. Biography Anne Rosemary Cookes was born in south London on 9 July 1924. She joined the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry during the Second World War, ...

, ''Silence in October'' 2000) *''Lucca'' - 1998 (translated into English under same title 2002) *''Hjertelyd'' - 1999 *''Virginia'' - 2000 (translated into English by Anne Born under same title, 2003) *''Et andet lys'' - 2002 (translated into English by Anne Born, ''An Altered Light'' 2005) *''Piazza Bucarest'' - 2004 (translated into Romanian by Carmen Vioreanu, 2013) *''Røde hænder'' - 2006 *''Tre skridt tilbage'' - 2007 (essays) *''Den tid det tager'' - 2008 *''Fire dage i marts'' - 2009 *''Om en time springer træerne ud'' - 2010 *''Det gør du ikke'' - 2010 *''Før vi siger farvel'' - 2012 *''Den sibriske måne'' - 2013

References

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