Heðin Brú

Faroese novelist and translator (1901-1987) · Denmark · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Heðin Brú was the pen-name of Hans Jacob Jacobsen, a Faroese novelist and translator.

Heðin Brú is read about 6 times a day, in 16 languages.

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A life in dates

1987Died18 May 19871982Holberg MedalAward1980Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðsAward1964Faroese Literature PrizeAward1901Born17 August 1901

Family

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Also in Deutsch

Holberg Medal1982

Barnamentanarheiðursløn Tórshavnar býráðs1980

Faroese Literature Prize1964

Country

Denmark