Christina Hesselholdt (born 19 December 1962) is a Danish author. She is a cand.phil. in literary studies and also graduated from the Forfatterskolen in Copenhagen in 1990, where she has also taught ever since. She has been co-editor of the literary magazines Banana Split and Den Blå Port.[1][2]

Christina Hesselholdt has received a number of awards for her work and in 2018 received the Danish Academy's Grand Prize, which is described as the country's most prestigious recognition of an authorship.[3]

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Books for adults

  • Køkkenet, gravkammeret & landskabet, Rosinante 1991 (novel)
  • Det skjulte, Rosinante 1993 (novel)
  • Eks, Munksgaard / Rosinante 1995 (novel)
  • Udsigten, Munksgaard / Rosinante 1995 (novel)
  • Hovedstolen, Munksgaard / Rosinante 1998 (novel)
  • Kraniekassen, Rosinante 2001
  • Du, mit du, Rosinante 2003 (novel)
  • En have uden ende, Rosinante 2005 (prosatekster)
  • I familiens skød, Rosinante 2007 (novel)
  • Camilla and the horse, Rosinante 2008 (short story)
  • Camilla – og resten af selskabet : en fortællerkreds, Rosinante 2010 (short story)
  • Selskabet gør op, Rosinante 2012 (short story)
  • Agterudsejlet, Rosinante 2014 (short story)
  • Lykkelige familier, Rosinante 2014 (novel)
  • Vivian, Rosinante 2016 (novel)[4]

Bøger for børn

  • Prinsessen på sandslottet, Høst 1998
  • Brandmanden fra før, Høst 1999
  • Hjørnet der gik sin vej, Rosinante 2000
  • Prinsessen i sommerhuset, Høst 2001
  • Onde onkel snegleæder, Høst 2003
  • Prinsesse og de halve slotte, Høst 2006
  • Den grådige skarv, Høst 2007
  • Det gale kattehus, Høst 2007
  • Værelse uden nøgle, Dansklærerforeningen 2008
  • Prinsessen på sandslottet og andre historier, Høst 2008
  • Hr. Andrés vanvidsnat, Høst 2009
  • Grotten, Dansklærerforeningen 2010

Texts in other languages

  • Die Fiktionen einer Kindheit i Muschelhaufen. Jahresschrift für Literatur und Grafik. Nr. 39/40-2000

References

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  1. ^ "christina-hesselholdt". RCW Literary Agency.
  2. ^ "Christina Hesselholdt on 'Companions'". www.aup.edu. October 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "Info". www.danskeakademi.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. ^ Nomineret til Nordisk Råds litteraturpris 2017