Dorrit Willumsen
Danish writer (born 1940)
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Dorrit Willumsen (born 31 August 1940 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen) is a Danish writer. She made her literary debut in 1965 with the short story collection Knagen.
She was awarded the Danish Critics Prize for Literature in 1983.[1] In 1995 she was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize. In 1997 she was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for the novel Bang. En roman om Herman Bang.[2] She married the playwright Jess Ørnsbo in 1963, and their son Tore Ørnsbo (1970-) is also a writer.
Works
- 1965 Knagen, short stories
- 1967 Stranden, novel
- 1968 Da, novel
- 1970 The, krydderi, acryl, salær, græshopper, novel
- 1973 Modellen Coppelia, short stories
- 1974 En værtindes smil
- 1976 Kontakter, poetry
- 1976 Neonhaven, novel
- 1978 Hvis det virkelig var en film, short stories
- translated as If it Really Were a Film (1982)
- 1978 Den usynlige skønhed, poetry
- 1980 Danske fortællinger, short stories
- 1980 Manden som påskud
- 1982 Programmeret til kærlighed
- 1983 Umage par, poetry
- 1984 Marie: en novel om Marie Tussauds liv
- translated by Patricia Crampton as Marie: a novel about the life of Madame Tussaud (1986)
- 1985 Caroline, play
- 1988 Suk hjerte, novel
- 1989 Glemslens forår, short stories
- 1995 Klædt i purpur, historical novel
- 1997 Bang. En roman om Herman Bang
- 1997 De kattens feriedage, humour
- 2000 Koras stemme, novel
- 2001 Tøs: et hundeliv
- 2003 Bruden fra Gent, novel
- 2005 Den dag jeg blev Honey
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Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
- 1962: The Days of His Grace – Eyvind Johnson
- 1963: Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation – Väinö Linna
- 1964: The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas
- 1965: From Hell to Paradise – Olof Lagercrantz and The Good Hope – William Heinesen
- 1966: Diwan on the Prince of Emgion – Gunnar Ekelöf
- 1967: Nye noveller – Johan Borgen
- 1968: Flight of the Eagle – Per Olof Sundman
- 1969: The Legionnaires – Per Olov Enquist
- 1970: Anna, I, Anna – Klaus Rifbjerg
- 1971: Coast of Slaves, Ships of Slaves & Islands of Slaves – Thorkild Hansen
- 1972: Sju ord på tunnelbanan – Karl Vennberg
- 1973: Kersantin poika – Veijo Meri
- 1974: Uden mål – og med – Villy Sørensen
- 1975: Siinä näkijä missä tekijä – Hannu Salama
- 1976: Að laufferjum & Að brunnum – Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson
- 1977: I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa – Bo Carpelan
- 1978: Dalen Portland – Kjartan Fløgstad
- 1979: Pubertet – Ivar Lo-Johansson
- 1980: Vredens barn – Sara Lidman
- 1981: Hauströkkrið yfir mér – Snorri Hjartarson
- 1982: Samuels bok – Sven Delblanc
- 1983: Om fjorten dage – Peter Seeberg
- 1984: The Christmas Oratorio – Göran Tunström
- 1985: A Day in Ostrobothnia – Antti Tuuri
- 1986: Líkasum – Rói Patursson
- 1987: Hudløs himmel – Herbjørg Wassmo
- 1988: Justice Undone – Thor Vilhjálmsson
- 1989: Roman 1987 – Dag Solstad
- 1990: For the Living and the Dead – Tomas Tranströmer
- 1991: The Sun, My Father – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
- 1992: Night Watch – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
- 1993: Byen og verden – Peer Hultberg
- 1994: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman
- 1995: Angels of the Universe – Einar Már Guðmundsson
- 1996: Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller – Øystein Lønn
- 1997: Bang. En roman om Herman Bang – Dorrit Willumsen
- 1998: After Having Spent a Night Among Horses – Tua Forsström
- 1999: Queen's Gate – Pia Tafdrup
- 2000: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt
- 2001: The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad
- 2002: The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen
- 2003: Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström
- 2004: Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen
- 2005: The Blue Fox – Sjón
- 2006: The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi
- 2007: Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg
- 2008: Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt
- 2009: I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson
- 2010: Purge – Sofi Oksanen
- 2011: Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson
- 2012: Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm
- 2013: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine
- 2014: Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö
- 2015: Wakefulness, Olav's Dreams & Weariness – Jon Fosse
- 2016: Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson
- 2017: Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup
- 2018: Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
- 2019: Efter Solen – Jonas Eika
- 2020: Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm
- 2021: Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen
- 2022: Om udregning af rumfang – Solvej Balle
- 2023: Ihågkom oss till liv – Joanna Rubin Dranger