Thorkild Hansen
Appearance
Thorkild Hansen (9 January 1927 – 4 February 1989) was a Danish novelist known for his Slave Trilogy. He also wrote books about Knut Hamsun and volumes of travel writing. In 1971 he won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.[1] He is known as one of the most read novelists in Danish literature. He died prematurely, during a voyage in the Caribbean.[2]
Selected works
- Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767 (Det lykkelige Arabien, 1962)
- Coast of Slaves (Slavernes kyst, 1967)
- Ships of Slaves (Slavernes skibe, 1968)
- The Way to Hudson Bay: The Life and Times of Jens Munk[3] (Jens Munk, 1969)
- Islands of Slaves (Slavernes øer, 1970)
- Processen mod Hamsun, 1978 (apparently never translated into English), adapted as a film (1996) with Max von Sydow as Knut Hamsun.
References
- ^ Michigan State University author bio
- ^ Biografie (Den Store Danske)
- ^ Also published in English as North West to Hudson's Bay: The Life and Times of Jens Munk