Carsten Jensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Carsten Jensen

Danish author and political columnist

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1952

Place of Birth: Marstal Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Profession: author, university teacher, journalist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Carsten Jensen

  • Carsten Jensen (born 24 July 1952, Marstal, Denmark) is a Danish author and political columnist.
  • He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken.
  • His novels, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world.
  • For this novel he won the Danish booksellers award De Gyldne Laurbær (The Golden Laurel) in 1996.
  • The year 2006 saw the publication of his novel Vi, de druknede (We, the Drowned), a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal.
  • In 2009, he was awarded the Olof Palme Prize.
  • In 2012 he was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize.In 2015, Den første sten (The First Stone) appeared, a monumental novel about the experiences of a group of Danish soldiers who have volunteered for service in Afghanistan.
  • Through their eyes, we are presented with a wide and disturbing panorama of the war in Afghanistan.
  • As of March 2018, the novel has been translated into German, Der erste Stein, as well as into Norwegian and Swedish.
  • The English translation was released September 1, 2019. Bibliography Salg, klasse og død, 1975 Sjælen sidder i øjet, 1985 PĂĄ en mørkeræd klode, 1986 Souveniers fra 80'erne, 1988 Kannibalernes nadver, 1988 Jorden i munden, 1991 Af en astmatisk kritikers bekendelser, 1992 Forsømmelsernes bog, 1993 Jeg har set verden begynde, 1996 Jeg har hørt et stjerneskud, 1997 Ă…r to & tre, 1999 Oprøret mod tyngdeloven, 2001 Jorden rundt (2003) Livet i Camp Eden (2004) Det glemte folk – en rejse i Burmas grænseland (2004) Vi, de druknede (2006) Sidste rejse (2007) Vi sejlede bare – virkeligheden bag Vi, de druknede (2009) Ud (2010) Den første sten (2015) Krigen der aldrig ender.
  • News stories from Afghanistan.
  • Co-author: Anders Hammer.
  • (Gyldendal 2016) Kældermennesker.
  • (Politikens Forlag 2018)

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