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Villy Sørensen

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Danish author and literary critic (1929-2001)

WritersLived 1929 to 2001 · aged 72
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Villy Sørensen was a Danish short story writer, philosopher and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. His fiction was heavily influenced by his philosophical ideas, and he has been compared to Franz Kafka in this regard.

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Awards 12

1987Poul Henningsen prize
1986Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
1983Hans Christian Andersen Award
1979honorary doctorate of the University of Copenhagen
1977Amalienborg Award
1974Nordic Council Literature Prize
1974Henrik Steffens Prize
1973Holberg Medal
1973Georg Brandes Award
1965Søren Gyldendal Prize
1962Grand Prize of the Danish Academy
1959Danish Critics Prize for Literature

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About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2001 · aged 72
Written about in
19 languages

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