Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1994) Winner
Inger Christensen
インゲル・クリステンセン
Inger Christensen
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1935-01-16 （Vejle, Denmark）
- Died
- 2009-01-02 （Copenhagen, Denmark） age 73
- Nationality
- Danish
- Languages
- Danish
- Residence History
- Vejle, Denmark → Copenhagen, Denmark → Århus, Denmark → Holbæk, Denmark
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, essayist, editor
- Active Years
- 1962-2000
- Affiliations
- Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Académie Européenne de Poésie, Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Memberships
- Royal Danish Academy, Académie Européenne de Poésie, Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Influenced By
- Poul Borum
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vejle Gymnasium | — | — | — | — | Denmark |
| Teachers’ College in Århus | — | Teacher Training | 教師免許 | 1950年代後半 | Denmark |
Vejle Gymnasium
Country:
Denmark
Teachers’ College in Århus
Teacher Training
Degree:
教師免許
Period:
1950年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
Denmark
Certificate in 1958
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | De Gyldne Laurbær | It | — | Danish Arts Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Danish Critics Prize for Literature | — | — | Danish Critics | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Swedish Academy Nordic Prize | — | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | Austrian Government | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Rungstedlund Award | — | — | Rungstedlund Foundation | 受賞 |
De Gyldne Laurbær
1969
Work:
It
Organization:
Danish Arts Foundation
Result:
受賞
Danish Critics Prize for Literature
1969
Organization:
Danish Critics
Result:
受賞
Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
1994
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1994
Organization:
Austrian Government
Result:
受賞
Rungstedlund Award
2001
Organization:
Rungstedlund Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
America Award in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2001) Winner
Works
Major Works
Light
1962 poetryExamines the limits of self-knowledge and the role of language in perception.
languageperception
Translations
- translated into English
Bibliography
- Lys (1962)
- Grass (1963)
- Eternity Machine (1964)
- Azorno (1967)
- It (1969)
- The Painted Room (1976)
- Alphabet (1981)
- Butterfly Valley: A Requiem (1991)
Translations of Works
- It (English: Susanna Nied)
- Alphabet (English: Susanna Nied)
- Butterfly Valley (English: Susanna Nied)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimentalsystemic structuresFibonacci sequence
- Recurring Motifs
- language limitsoppositions of existencedestruction vs joy
Legacy
Foremost Danish poetic experimentalist, Nobel candidate, works translated widely.
In Popular Culture
- Poem painted on a wall in Copenhagen
Trivia
- Married critic Poul Borum 1959-1976, son Peter Borum.
- Frequently Nobel Literature candidate.