Josefine Klougart (born 1985) is a Danish novelist living in Copenhagen.[1] Klougart has studied Art and Literature at Aarhus University and graduated from the Danish Academy of Creative Writing in 2010. In 2017 she was introduced as guest professor at the University of Bern, Switzerland. Klougart has published 5 novels and three prose books.[2]
Josefine Klougart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 Copenhagen |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | Aarhus University |
| Notable work | One of Us is Sleeping Rise and Fall |
| Awards | Nordic Council Literature Prize |
| Website | https://josefineklougart.com/ |
Josefine Klougart's novels are translated internationally into 13 languages. Her first book Stigninger og Fald (Rise and Fall) received a nomination for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2011.[3][4] Klougart's third novel Én Af os Sover (One of Us Is Sleeping) was nominated in 2016.[5] Her November 2016 book New Forest was published in Denmark.
Josefine Klougart is a recipient of the Danish Royal Prize for Culture.[6] Together with novelist Hans Otto Jørgensen and editor Jakob Sandvad, Klougart in 2010 co-founded the activist publishing house Forlaget Gladiator.
In 2016 Josefine Klougart co-published the book Your Glacial Expectations with the Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson.[7] Also in 2016, a section of Klougart's Darkness was translated from Danish by publisher Martin Aitken, appearing in the EuropeNow journal.[8]
In 2023 Josefine Klougart's essay After Nature appeared as a detailed reading for The Glyptotek, Copenhagen.[9]
Works
editNovels
edit- Stigninger og fald (Rise and Fall)
- Hallerne
- Én af os sover (One of us is sleeping)
- Om Mørke, Gladiator 2016
- New Forest
Prose books
edit- Den vind man manglede
- Regn
- Novilix
References
edit- ^ Josefine Klougart - Writer, Jaipur Literature Festival, 1 January 2024, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Hjem - Josefine Klougart, Forlaget Gladiator (in Danish), retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ "Nominations for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2011". norden.org. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Josefine Klougart, World Literature Today, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ The Light Comes Creeping In - Excerpt (Josefine Klougart), Asymptote Journal, 1 January 2012, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ "Kronprinsparrets Priser 2011" (in Danish). kronprinsparretspriser.dk. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Olafur Eliasson: Your Glacial Expectations, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 1 January 2017, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ Fiction: 'Of Darkness' by Josefine Klougart, EuropeNow, 1 November 2016, retrieved 26 June 2024
- ^ After Nature, Glyptoteket, 10 December 2023, retrieved 26 June 2024
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