Carsten Jensen
Encyclopedia
Carsten Jensen is a Danish
author
and political columnist. He was born on 24 July 1952 in Marstal
. He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken.
His novels, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world. Jensen's latest work (2006) is the novel Vi, de druknede (We, the Drowned
), a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal
.
In 2009 he was awarded the Olof Palme Prize
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and political columnist. He was born on 24 July 1952 in Marstal
Marstal
Marstal is a town in southern Denmark, located in Ærø municipality on the island of Ærø. Marstal has a population of 2,347 and is the largest town on Ærø. It was in the abolished Marstal Municipality.Marstal has a long maritime history...
. He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken.
Politiken
Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
His novels, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world. Jensen's latest work (2006) is the novel Vi, de druknede (We, the Drowned
We, The Drowned
We, the Drowned is a 2006 novel by Danish writer Carsten Jensen. It was first published in English on April 1, 2010, by Harvill Secker in the United Kingdom; it was first published in the United States on February 9, 2011, by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt....
), a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal
Marstal
Marstal is a town in southern Denmark, located in Ærø municipality on the island of Ærø. Marstal has a population of 2,347 and is the largest town on Ærø. It was in the abolished Marstal Municipality.Marstal has a long maritime history...
.
In 2009 he was awarded the Olof Palme Prize
Olof Palme Prize
The Olof Palme Prize is an annual prize awarded for an outstanding achievement in the spirit of Olof Palme. The Prize consists of a diploma and 75,000 US dollars.-Receivers of the Olof Palme Prize :*1987 Cyril Ramaphosa...
.
External links
- Carsten Jensen talks about his epic book We, the Drowned (Vi,de Druknede) in an audio slideshow on The Interview Online (In English).
- Finnish review about Vi, de druknede in Opettaja magazine 33/2009