Kirsten Thorup (born 1942) is a Danish author.
Background and education Kirsten Thorup was born in Gelsted, Funen, Denmark in 1942. After a brief stay in Cambridge as an au pair, she studied English at the University of Copenhagen, dropping out after her first year.
Literary works Thorup is the author of poetry collections, a volume of short stories, works written for films, television, and radio, but is best known for her novels, established as one of the most widely read novelists in Denmark. Her novel Baby has been translated into English. Her novel, Den lange sommer, was published in Denmark in 1979. Thorup's writing has moved from modernist experimentation to a more realistic style, her novels typically have female protagonists. Thorup's two most recent novels are set in Germany during World War II and follows the widow Harriet who lost her husband on the east front.Baby by Kirsten Thorup from LSU Press . Retrieved 20 December 2008.
Kirsten Thorup was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2017 and is mentioned a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Kirsten Thorup now lives in Copenhagen.
Bibliography I dagens anledning (short stories) – 1968 Baby (novel) – 1973 Lille Jonna (novel) – 1977 Den lange sommer (novel) – 1979 Himmel og helvede (novel) – 1982 Den yderste grænse (novel) – 1987 Elskede ukendte (novel) – 1994 Bonsai (novel) – 2000 Ingenmandsland (novel) – 2003 Erindring om kærligheden (lit: Memory of love) (novel) Indtil vanvid, indtil døden (novel) – 2020 Mørket bag dig (2023)
Recognition 1974 – Otto Gelsted Prize 1996 – Tagea Brandts Rejselegat 2000 – Grand Prize of the Danish AcademyLitteraturpriser.dk Akademiets Store Pris 2017 – Nordic Council Literature Prize
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