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Martin Andersen Nexø
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Martin Andersen Nexø was a Danish journalist, writer, and autobiographer born in Copenhagen in 1869. A member of the Communist Party of Denmark, he worked primarily in the field of working class literature. His career began in 1902, and he wrote in Danish. He is the author of notable works including *Pelle the Conqueror*, *De tomme pladsers passagerer*, *Ditte Menneskebarn*, *Rasskazy*, *Minnen*, and *Den fortabte generation*.
Nexø was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and received the National Prize of East Germany. He died in Dresden in 1954. He is buried at Assistens Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1869-06-26
- Died
- 1954-06-01
- Works
- 147
Top works
- De tomme pladsers passagerer
- Ditte Menneskebarn
- Rasskazy
- Minnen
- Den fortabte generation
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Film & TV
Copenhagen, Denmark
Known for
- Martin Andersen Nexø — Martin Andersen Nexø1947
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1869-06-26 ) 26 June 1869, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Died
- 1 June 1954 (1954-06-01) (aged 84), Dresden , East Germany
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Danish
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Family name
- Andersen
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Copenhagen
- Place of death
- Dresden
- Occupation
- writer
- Political party
- Communist Party of Denmark
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Notable work
- Pelle the Conqueror
- Field of work
- writer
- Image
- Fotothek df ps 0000067 003 Porträts ^ Künstlerporträts ^ Dichter - Schriftstelle.jpg
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- place of burial
- Assistens Cemetery
- Commons category
- Martin Andersen Nexø
- date of birth
- 1869-06-26
- date of death
- 1954-06-01
- birth name
- Martin Andersen
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- start of work period
- 1902-00-00
- ethnic group
- Danes
- name in native language
- Martin Andersen Nexø
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Encyclopedic overview
Martin Andersen Nexø (26 June 1869 – 1 June 1954) was a Danish writer. He was one of the authors in the Modern Breakthrough movement in Danish art and literature. He was a socialist throughout his life and during the Second World War moved to the Soviet Union, and afterwards to Dresden in East Germany.
Biography
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