Henrik Nordbrandt
Danish writer (1945–2023)
Henrik Nordbrandt (21 March 1945 – 31 January 2023)[1] was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the poetry collection Digte. He was awarded the Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 2000 for the poetry collection Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges").[2]
Although a Danish writer, he spent much of his life in the Mediterranean basin and this is said to have had an influence on his writing.[3][4]
In 2007 the Polish painter Kasia Banas carried out a project that included paintings inspired by the poetry of Nordbrandt.[5]
Works
- Digte (1966)[6]
- Miniaturer (1967)[6]
- Syvsoverne (1969)[6]
- Omgivelser (1972)[6]
- Opbrud og ankomster ("Departures and Arrivals"), Copenhagen: Gylandal, 72 pages (1974)[7]
- Ode til blæksprutten og andre kærlighedsdigte ("Ode to the Octopus and Other Love Poems"), Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 55 pages (1975)[6][7]
- Glas ("Glass") Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 53 pages (1976)[6][7]
- Istid (1977)[6]
- Guds hus (1977)[6]
- Breve fra en ottoman (1978)[6]
- Rosen fra Lesbos (1979)[6]
- Spøgelseslege (1979)[6]
- Forsvar for vinden under døren (1980)[6]
- Armenia (1982)[6]
- 84 digte ("84 Poems"); Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 125 pages (1984)[6][7]
- Armenia (1984)[6]
- Violinbyggernes by (1985)[6]
- Håndens skælven i november (1986)[6]
- Vandspejlet (1989)[6]
- Glemmesteder (1991)[6]
- Støvets tyngde (1992)[6]
- Ormene ved himlens port (1995)[6]
- Egne digte ("Own Poems"), Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 289 pages (2000)[6][7]
- Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges") (2000)[6]
- Besøgstid ('Visiting Hours') (2007)[8]
Awards
- 1990: Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
- 2000: Nordic Council's Literature Prize, for Drømmebroer ("Dream Bridges")
References
- ^ Digteren Henrik Nordbrandt er død (in Danish)
- ^ "Nordic Council Literature Prize list of winners". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- ^ "Poetry International Web". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ The Oxford guide to contemporary world literature by John Sturrock, pg 351
- ^ "Lysår/Light Years" 2010 Archived 22 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Web page titled "Henrik Nordbrandt" Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine at the Poetry International website, retrieved 29 January 2010
- ^ a b c d e Web page titled "Henrik Nordbrandt" at the Literatur.siden website, retrieved 29 January 2010
- ^ van der Liet, Henk, translated by Russell Dees, "Images, Sounds and the Return of the Divine? Some Forays into Danish Poetry 2007" Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Danish Poetry Magazine, Spring 2008, retrieved 1 January 2010
External links
- A Poet's Odyssey. A video interview with Henrik Nordbrandt Video by Louisiana Channel
- Henrik Nordbrandt discography at Discogs
- Henrik Nordbrandt at IMDb
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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