Klaus Rifbjerg 
Author

Poems

Original

Übersetzung

Fasan danish

Translations: de

to poem

Skagen danish

Translations: de en

to poem

Makrel danish

Translations: de

to poem

Stolene danish

Translations: de

to poem

Det svævende træ danish

Translations: de en

to poem

Provins danish

Translations: de

to poem

Mit hjerte i Berlin danish

Translations: de

to poem

Flamme, rosmarin, ingenting danish

Translations: de

to poem

Klaus Rifbjerg 
Author

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* 15.12.1931, Copenhagen, Denmark
04.04.2015, Denmark

Klaus Rifbjerg was born in Copenhagen but grew up on the island of Amager in Øresund, on the east coast of Sjælland, the child of two teachers. Later he studied English and literature, in Copenhagen and for a year in the United States.

His breakthrough was in 1958 with the novel “Den kroniske Uskyld”. Since then he has published more than 100 novels as well as short story and novella collections, plays, TV and audio plays, film scripts, children's books, and diaries.

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Rifbjerg was also known as a journalist and critic. Along with Villy Sørensen, he was editor of the newspaper “Vindrosen”, and from 1984 to 1991 he was the literary director of Gyldendal, one of the important publishing houses in Denmark.

Among other honors, Rifbjerg was awarded the Nordic Prize of the Swedish Academy (1999), The Nordic Council's Literature Prize, and the grand prize of the Danish Academy.

He was married to the translator Inge Rifbjerg; together they had three children.
On April 4, 2015 Rifbjerg died in Copenhagen after a long illness, aged 83 

Publications
  • Stranden

    København: Forlaget Sommersko, 1976

  • Uhrenschlag der aufgelösten Zeit

    Aus dem Dänischen übersetzt von Lutz Volke

    Berlin: Volk und Welt, 1991

  • Septembersang / Septembersong

    Aus dem Dänischen übersetzt von Peter Urban-Halle

    Münster: Kleinheinrich Verlag, 1991

  • Udvalgt af Brostrøm

    København: Gyldendal, 2001

  • Den tyske forbindelse

    Hrsg.: Birthe Hoffmann

    København: Gyldendal, 2004

Awards
  • 1966 Großer Preis der Dänischen Akademie

  • 1967 De Gyldne Laurbær

  • 1970 Nordisk Råds litteraturpris

  • 1999 Nordischer Preis der Schwedischen Akademie

  • 2001 Modersmål-Prisen