Johannes V. Jensen
Also known as Johannes Jensen
Danish author (1873-1950)
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Johannes V. Jensen was a Danish writer and poet who lived from 1873 to 1950 and is considered one of the most important figures in Danish literature. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944, cementing his significance as a major literary voice of the 20th century.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1873
- Died
- 1950
- Works
- 160
Top works
- Gutenberg, til bogtrykkerkunstens historie
- Der Gletscher
- Ungt er endnu ordet
- Madame d'Ora
- Interferenser
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Writing
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Johannes V. Jensen, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen ( Danish pronunciation: [joˈhænˀəs ˈvilhelˀm ˈjensn̩]; 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century. He was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style". One of his sisters, Thit Jensen, was also a well-known writer and a very vocal, and occasionally controversial, early feminist.
Jensen began his literary career by writing pulp fiction, but he made the move into more serious literature by the late 1890s. His early novels depict his disillusionment with large, modern cities. His historical novel The Fall of the King (1933) focuses on King Christian II. It was reportedly an "indictment of Danish indecision and lack of vitality, which Jensen saw as a national disease".
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