Nordic Council Literature Prize
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Edition 37 (1997) Winner
Dorrit Willumsen
ドリット・ウィルムセン
Dorrit Willumsen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-08-31 （Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark）
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Languages
- Danish
- Residence History
- Copenhagen (Nørrebro)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright
- Active Years
- 1965-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Danish Critics Prize for Literature | — | — | Danish Critics (critics' circle) | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Søren Gyldendal Prize | — | — | Gyldendal | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Nordic Council's Literature Prize | Bang. En roman om Herman Bang | — | Nordic Council | 受賞 |
Danish Critics Prize for Literature
1983
Organization:
Danish Critics (critics' circle)
Result:
受賞
Søren Gyldendal Prize
1995
Organization:
Gyldendal
Result:
受賞
Nordic Council's Literature Prize
1997
Work:
Bang. En roman om Herman Bang
Organization:
Nordic Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Knagen
1965 short storiesA short story collection published in 1965; Dorrit Willumsen's literary debut.
everyday lifefemale perspectivehuman relationships
Stranden
1967 novelA novel published in 1967.
human psychologyrelationships
Da
1968 novelA novel published in 1968.
memorytime
Neonhaven
1976 novelA 1976 novel depicting urban life and relationships.
urban lifealienation
Marie: a novel about the life of Madame Tussaud
1984 novel (historical/biographical)A historical/biographical novel about the life of Madame Tussaud. There is an English translation.
historybiographyfemale figures
Translations
- Marie: a novel about the life of Madame Tussaud (translated by Patricia Crampton, 1986)
Bang. En roman om Herman Bang
1997 novel (historical/biographical)A novel about the Danish writer Herman Bang. This major work won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1997.
biographyliterary historyidentity
Koras stemme
2000 novelA novel published in 2000.
voiceidentity
Bibliography
- 1965 Knagen (short stories)
- 1967 Stranden (novel)
- 1968 Da (novel)
- 1970 The, krydderi, acryl, salær, græshopper (novel)
- 1973 Modellen Coppelia (short stories)
- 1974 En værtindes smil
- 1976 Kontakter (poetry)
- 1976 Neonhaven (novel)
- 1978 Hvis det virkelig var en film (short stories)
- 1978 Den usynlige skønhed (poetry)
- 1980 Danske fortællinger (short stories)
- 1980 Manden som påskud
- 1982 Programmeret til kærlighed
- 1983 Umage par (poetry)
- 1984 Marie (novel)
- 1985 Caroline (play)
- 1988 Suk hjerte (novel)
- 1989 Glemslens forår (short stories)
- 1995 Klædt i purpur (historical novel)
- 1997 Bang (novel)
- 1997 De kattens feriedage (humour)
- 2000 Koras stemme (novel)
- 2001 Tøs: et hundeliv
- 2003 Bruden fra Gent (novel)
- 2005 Den dag jeg blev Honey
Translations of Works
- If it Really Were a Film (translation of Hvis det virkelig var en film, 1982)
- Marie: a novel about the life of Madame Tussaud (translated by Patricia Crampton, 1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisthistorical and biographical elementsdelicate psychological narration
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryidentitywomen's lives and perspectiveshistorical figures
Legacy
Dorrit Willumsen is one of Denmark's prominent writers, with a diverse body of work including short stories, novels, poetry and plays. She gained international recognition when she won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1997 for 'Bang'.
Trivia
- Married playwright Jess Ørnsbo in 1963.
- Her son Tore Ørnsbo (born 1970) is also a writer.
- Made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection 'Knagen'.
- Won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1997 for 'Bang'.