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Danish poet Inger Christensen dies
January 05, 2009
She then went on to write a large suite of poems called Det (It), published in 1969, which is considered her first major work.
Christensen then turned to essays, novels and children's books for a number of years before returning to poetry with Alfabet (Alphabet) in 1981 and the 1991 Sommerfugledalen (The Butterfly Valley), which critics have hailed as her masterpiece.
Christensen received numerous literary awards, including the 1994 Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel' and the Grand Prix at the International Poetry Biennal in 1995.
(source: http://www.straitstimes.com)
Poet Inger Christensen, considered one of Denmark's greatest authors and long mentioned among probable candidates for a Nobel Literature prize, has died at the age of 73.
Born on 16 Jan 1935 in the western Danish town of Vejle, Christensen published her first collection of poems, Lys (Light) in 1962, followed by Graes (Grass) a year later.She then went on to write a large suite of poems called Det (It), published in 1969, which is considered her first major work.
Christensen then turned to essays, novels and children's books for a number of years before returning to poetry with Alfabet (Alphabet) in 1981 and the 1991 Sommerfugledalen (The Butterfly Valley), which critics have hailed as her masterpiece.
Christensen received numerous literary awards, including the 1994 Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel' and the Grand Prix at the International Poetry Biennal in 1995.
(source: http://www.straitstimes.com)
Source: Straits Times, http://www.straitstimes.com, 5 January 2008
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