Christian Kampmann
Encyclopedia
Christian Peter Georg Kampmann (July 24, 1939 in Hellerup
- September 13, 1988 on Læsø
) was a Danish writer
and journalist
. His novels is mainly about the middle and upper classes in the post war time and up until the 1980s. The books is mainly about people who has some problems finding their place in the world and their feelings, e.g. homosexuality. Kampmann was homosexual himself, although he was married to Therese Herman Koppel for many years and had two children. In 1988, he was killed at his beach house on Læsø
by his colleague and lover Jens Michael Schau.
Hellerup
Hellerup is a Danish town of Region Hovedstaden, located in the Gentofte Municipality in Denmark. It is bordered to the east by the sound Øresund and to the South by Copenhagen and counted among the most affluent areas in Denmark....
- September 13, 1988 on Læsø
Læsø
Læsø is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality on that island...
) was a Danish writer
Writer
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and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. His novels is mainly about the middle and upper classes in the post war time and up until the 1980s. The books is mainly about people who has some problems finding their place in the world and their feelings, e.g. homosexuality. Kampmann was homosexual himself, although he was married to Therese Herman Koppel for many years and had two children. In 1988, he was killed at his beach house on Læsø
Læsø
Læsø is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Danish mainland. Læsø is also the name of the municipality on that island...
by his colleague and lover Jens Michael Schau.
Books
- Blandt venner (1962), Short story collection
- Al den snak om lykke (1963), His first novel
- Ly (1965), Short story collection
- Sammen (1967), novel
- Uden navn (1969), novel
- Nærved og næsten (1969), novel
- Vi elsker mere (1970), Short story collection
- Pinde til en skønskrivers ligkiste (1971)
- En tid alene (1972), novel
- Familien Gregersen-sagaen:
- Visse hensyn (1973)
- Faste forhold (1974)
- Rene linjer (spring 1975)
- Andre måder (fall 1975)
- Fornemmelser, trilogy:
- Fornemmelser (1977)
- Videre trods alt (1979)
- I glimt (1980)
- Skilles og mødes (1992), novel released after his death