Henrik Nordbrandt
Henrik Nordbrandt (21 March 1945 – 31 January 2023) was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Digte. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry collection Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges").
Henrik Nordbrandt
- Born
- 1945. · Frederiksberg.
- Died
- 2023.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark.
- Occupation
- writer, poet and novelist.
- Education
- University of Copenhagen and Skt. Jørgens Gymnasium.
- Honours
- Nordic Council Literature Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, Grand Prize of the Danish Academy, Danish Critics Prize for Literature, Søren Gyldendal Prize and De Gyldne Laurbær.
- Languages
- Danish, Arabic and Turkish.
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Henrik Nordbrandt (21 March 1945 – 31 January 2023) was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Digte. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry collection Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges").
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Although a Danish writer, he spent much of his life in the Mediterranean basin and this is said to have had an influence on his writing. In 2007 the Polish painter Kasia Banas carried out a project that included paintings inspired by the poetry of Nordbrandt.
Henrik Nordbrandt studied at University of Copenhagen and Skt. Jørgens Gymnasium. The recorded working language is Danish, Arabic and Turkish. Employment is recorded with Aktuelt, Politiken and Weekendavisen. Distinctions recorded are Nordic Council Literature Prize, Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, Grand Prize of the Danish Academy and Danish Critics Prize for Literature.
Digte (1966) Miniaturer (1967) Syvsoverne (1969) Omgivelser (1972) Opbrud og ankomster ("Departures and Arrivals"), Copenhagen: Gylandal, 72 pages (1974) Ode til blæksprutten og andre kærlighedsdigte ("Ode to the Octopus and Other Love Poems"), Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 55 pages (1975) Glas ("Glass") Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 53 pages (1976) Istid (1977) Guds hus (1977) Breve fra en ottoman (1978) Rosen fra Lesbos (1979) Spøgelseslege (1979) Forsvar for vinden under døren (1980) Armenia (1982) 84 digte ("84 Poems"); Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 125 pages (1984) Armenia (1984) Violinbyggernes by (1985) Håndens skælven i november (1986) Vandspejlet (1989) Glemmesteder (1991) Støvets tyngde (1992) Ormene ved himlens port (1995) Egne digte ("Own Poems"), Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 289 pages (2000) Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges") (2000) Besøgstid ('Visiting Hours') (2007)
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1945
Henrik Nordbrandt was born in 1945 at Frederiksberg.
2023
Henrik Nordbrandt died in 2023.
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- Houses in the Poetry of Henrik Nordbrandt and Tomas Tranströmer, Scandinavian Studies, 2011
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Awards
1990: Swedish Academy Nordic Prize 2000: Nordic Council's Literature Prize, for Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges")
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- 1.Digteren Henrik Nordbrandt er død
- 2.Nordic Council Literature Prize list of winners.
- 3.Poetry International Web.
- 4.The Oxford guide to contemporary world literature by John Sturrock, pg 351
- 5."Lysår/Light Years" 2010
- 6.Web page titled "Henrik Nordbrandt" at the Poetry International website, retrieved 29 January 2010
- 7.Web page titled "Henrik Nordbrandt" at the Literatur.siden website, retrieved 29 January 2010
- 8.van der Liet, Henk, translated by Russell Dees, "Images, Sounds and the Return of the Divine? Some Forays into Danish Poetry 2007" , Danish Poetry Magazine, Spring 2008, retrieved 1 January 2010
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Houses in the Poetry of Henrik Nordbrandt and Tomas Tranströmer, Scandinavian Studies, 2011Crossref registry
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