Ib Michael
Illustration — Ib Michael (2015) Ib Michael (born 1945 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish novelist and poet. His writing style has been described as magic realism. He attended the University of Copenhagen, where he studied Central American and Indian Language and Culture.
Ib Michael
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- Born
- 1945 · Roskilde.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- writer
- Education
- Roskilde Cathedral School
- Honours
- Danish Critics Prize for Literature · Søren Gyldendal Prize · Grand Prize of the Danish Academy · Otto Gelsted Prize · De Gyldne Laurbær · Drassow's Legat
- Languages
- Danish
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Illustration — Ib Michael (2015) Ib Michael (born 1945 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish novelist and poet. His writing style has been described as magic realism. He attended the University of Copenhagen, where he studied Central American and Indian Language and Culture.
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Ib Michael (born 1945) is a writer, of Danish nationality. The writer was born Ib Michael Rasmussen in Roskilde. Ib Michael was educated at Roskilde Cathedral School.
Languages used include Danish. Honours include Danish Critics Prize for Literature, De Gyldne Laurbær and Drachmannlegatet, among others.
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Ib Michael is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as having received Danish Critics Prize for Literature, Søren Gyldendal Prize and Grand Prize of the Danish Academy. Michael received Danish Critics Prize for Literature, Søren Gyldendal Prize, Grand Prize of the Danish Academy, Otto Gelsted Prize, De Gyldne Laurbær and Drassow's Legat.
Ib Michael - Danish writer at the Copenhagen Book Fair "BogForum 2015", Copenhagen, Denmark
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1945
Ib Michael was born on 17 January 1945.
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Michael is the author of the works "Kejserfortællingen" (The Tiger's Tale), "Kilroy, Kilroy", "Vanillepigen" (The Vanilla Girl), "Den tolvte rytter" (The Midnight Soldier), "Brev til månen" (Letter to the Moon), and "Prins" (Prince). He has won numerous awards, including the Otto Gelsted Prize in 1978, The Booksellers Club Golden Laurel in 1990, The Danish Author Association Peace Prize in 1991, and the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy in 1994.
• 1970, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1989 Statens Kunstfond, Travel grant • 1978 Otto Gelsted Prize • 1979 Gyldendals boglegat • 1985 Otto Benzons Forfatterlegat • 1985 Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Fødselsdagslegat • 1987 Henrik Pontoppidans Mindefonds Legat • 1989 Literature Prize of Weekendavisen • 1990 De Gyldne Laurbær • 1991 Drassows Legat • 1991 Danish Critics Prize for Literature • 1993 Søren Gyldendal Prize • 1994 Grand Prize of the Danish Academy • 1995 Bog & Idé Prisen • 2010 Ridderkorset af Dannebrogordenen (Order of the Dannebrog, 16 April) • 2017 Drachmannlegatet
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- 1.Udenrigsministeriet: Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Denmark - Culture - Literature.
- 2.DR.dk Ib Michael (1945)
- 3.Litteraturpriser.dk, Drassows legat
- 4.Litteraturpriser.dk Kritikerprisen
- 5.Danskeakademi.dk, DET DANSKE AKADEMIS STORE PRIS.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 33
- En hidtil uset drøm om skibe (1970)
- Den flyvende kalkundræber (1971)
- Warum ist die Banane so krumm (radio drama, 1973)
- Indianerliv i regnskoven (together with Per Kirkeby and Teit Jørgensen, 1973)
- Mayalandet (together with Per Kirkeby og Teit Jørgensen, 1973)
- Hjortefod (1974)
- Popol Vuh – Quiché-mayaernes Folkebog (1975)
- Den udødelige soldat (radio drama in 4 episodes, 1976)
- Rejsen tilbage (1977)
- Rejsen til det grønne firben (memoir, 1980)
- Snedronningen (1981)
- Kejserfortællingen (1981)
- Troubadourens lærling (1984)
- Himmelbegravelse (poems, 1986)
- Sonde (radio drama, 1987)
- Hajskygger (1988)
- Kilroy, Kilroy (1989)
- Vinden i metroen (poems, 1990)
- Vanillepigen (1991)
- Glæden ved at dykke (1993)
- Den tolvte rytter (1993)
- Det lukkede øje (1994)
- Brev til månen (1995)
- Prins (1997)
- Atkinsons biograf – en vandrehistorie (short stories, 1998)
- Rosa Mundi (poems, 2000)
- Mit år (diary, 2000)
- Kejserens Atlas (2001)
- Paven af Indien (2003)
- Grill (2005)
- Blå bror (2006)
- Sorte huller (2007)
- Vilde Engle (2009)
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