Inger Christensen

Poet, novelist, essayist, editor (1935-2009) · Denmark · On the map · Writers · Died at 73

Inger Christensen was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor. She is considered the foremost Danish poetic experimentalist of her generation.

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2009Died2 January 20092006Siegfried Unseld PreisAward2004Tomas Tranströmer prizeAward2001America Award in LiteratureAward1998Horst Bienek Award for PoetryAward1995Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische PoesieAward1994Austrian State Prize for European LiteratureAwardSwedish Academy Nordic PrizeAward1990Drassow's LegatAward1983Søren Gyldendal PrizeAward1978Kjeld Abell PrizeAward1969Danish Critics Prize for LiteratureAwardDe Gyldne LaurbærAward1935Born16 January 1935