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William Heinesen
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Faroese Danish-language writer (1900-1991)
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William Heinesen was a male poet, painter, translator, and composer born in Tórshavn on January 15, 1900. He held citizenship in the Danish Realm and spoke Danish and Faroese. His notable works include *Geroji viltis*, *De fortabte spillemµnd* (Gyldendals traneb²ger), *Lost Musicians*, *The Black Cauldron*, and *The Tower at the Edge of the World*. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Heinesen received the Holberg Medal, the Nordic Council Literature Prize, the Danish Critics Prize for Literature, and the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize. He died in Tórshavn on March 12, 1991. His child is Zacharias Heinesen.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Geroji viltis
- De fortabte spillemµnd (Gyldendals traneb²ger)
- Lost Musicians
- The Black Cauldron
- The Tower at the Edge of the World
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Tórshavn
- Place of death
- Tórshavn
- Child
- Zacharias Heinesen
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- Faroese
- Official website
- www.abc-literature.dk
- Image
- William Heinesen.jpg
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- Commons category
- William Heinesen
- date of birth
- 1900-01-15
- date of death
- 1991-03-12
- Commons gallery
- William Heinesen
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- William Heinesen
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