Jens Christian Grøndahl
Jens Christian Grøndahl ( born November 9, 1959 in Lyngby ) is a Danish writer.
Life
After graduating from the High School N. Zahles studied Grøndahl 1977-1979 Philosophy at the University of Copenhagen. After he graduated the same time as Lars von Trier a degree in directing at Den Danske Filmskole. Since finishing his studies in 1983 he has worked primarily as a writer.
His literary debut came after a stay in northern Italy in 1985 with Kvinden i midten. Grøndahl, the 1990-1991 and Vice-President of PEN Denmark was written in the aftermath novels like Indian Summer (1994 ), which was awarded the Herman Bangs Mindelegat the Danish Writers' Association (1995). In his essay collections Ved flodens Munding (1995) and Night mail ( 1998) he reflected not only about his work as a writer, but also dealt with political and cultural issues. He was also the Aarhus Theatre between 1997 and 1999 firmly connected as a playwright and wrote at this time, the two plays hvor var vi lykkelige (1998) and De varietal Skove (1999).
Jens Christian Grøndahl is married to his second wife.
Bibliography
- Kvinden i midten (novel) 1985
- Syd for floden (novel) 1986
- Rejsens bevægelser (novel) 1988
- Det Indre Republic (novel) 1990
- Skyggen i dit sted (novel) 1991
- Ern seconds ensomhed ( essay ) 1991
- Dagene skilles (novel) 1992
- Stilheden i glas (novel) 1993
- Indian Summer (novel) 1994
- Ved flodens Munding ( essays ) 1995
- Tavshed i october (novel) 1996
- Lucca (novel) 1998
- Night Mail ( essays ) 1998
- Hjertelyd (novel) 1999
- Virginia ( story ) 2000
- Et andet lys (novel) 2002
- Piazza Bucarest ( novel) 2004
- Sihaya ti amo. Et essay om Seppo Mattinen og hans Rome ( essay ) 2005
- Røde handers (novel) 2006
- Tre skridt tilbage ( essays ) 2007
- Fire the other hand i marts (novel) 2008
- Det Gor du ikke (novel ) 2010
- Om s time træerne springer ud. Erindringer ( memories ) 2010
- Før vi Siger Farewell (novel) 2012
- The sibriske måne ( essays ) 2013
- Med bedstemor i Tidens labyrint ( children's book ) 2013
- Indian Summer. Translation by Paul Zirk. Peper grain, Göttingen 1996, ISBN 3-929181-07- X
- Silence in October ( i Tavshed october ). Translation by Peter Urban- Hall. Zsolnay, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-552-04940-1
- Lucca. Translation by Peter Urban- Hall. Zsolnay, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-552-05200-3
- Days in March ( Fire the other hand i marts ). Translation by Peter Urban- Hall. Kiepenheuer & Petrovich, Cologne 2011, ISBN 978-3-462-04328-0