Thomas Boberg (born 5 May 1960 in Roskilde) is a Danish poet and travel writer. Since his debut in 1984 he has received extensive recognition for his contribution to Danish literature. Since 2018 member of The Danish Academy (Det Danske Akademi).
Boberg lived in Peru for several years and has traveled widely in Latin America and Africa. Many of his works stem from his travels in South and Central America, often focusing on the exploited and poor. Boberg has been nominated twice for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize, in 1999 for Americas, and in 2006 for Livsstil (Life Style).
Thomas Boberg is the son of the surrealist painter Jørgen Boberg (1940–2009).
Bibliography Hvæsende ved mit øjekast (1984) - poems Ud af mit liv (1985) - poems Hvid Glød (1986) - poems Slaggerdyret (1987) - poems Vor tids historie (1989) - poems Marionetdrømme (1991) - poems Vandbærere (1993) - poems Pelikanens Flugt (1994) - poems Sølvtråden (1996) - travel memoirs Under Hundestjernen (1997) - poems Marokkansk Motiv (1998) - with Simon Lautrop Americas (1999) - travel memoirs En stående aftale (2002) - poems Invitation til at rejse (2003) - travel memoirs Livsstil (2005) - poems Under Uret (2006) - short stories Gæstebogen (2007) - poems Flakker (2008) - novel Boothill (2009) - digte Hesteæderne (2010) – digte Hesteæderne II (2011) – digte I den næste by (2012) - rejseminder Fantombillede(2014) -digte Svanesang (2015) - digte Hesteæderne/Trilogien (2015) - digte Mexicocitydigte (2017) - digte
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