Inger Marianne Larsen[2] (born 27 January 1951 in Kalundborg) is a Danish poet, writer, and novelist.
Marianne Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Inger Marianne Larsen 27 January 1951 Kalundborg, Denmark |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Language | Danish |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Notable works | Det må siges enkelt, 1976 Hinandens kræfter, 1980[1] |
| Notable awards | Danske Akademis Store Pris, 2022 |
Life and work
editBetween 1970 and 1975 Larsen was studying literature and Chinese at the University of Copenhagen, but then made the decision to write full-time.[1]
First poems were published in the magazine Hvedekorn (Wheatgrain) when she was 18,[3] followed by her first poetry collection, Koncentrationer (Concentrations), in 1971. Her writing at this early stage was experimental, giving way to a more engaged, affirmative style, both critical of officialdom and supportive of the underdog from a leftist point of view.[4]
Larsen's first three novels, published between 1989 and 1992, were about a provincial girl's coming of age and partly autobiographical. Since then she has written more novels, as well as books for children and young adults.[5]
Over the years she has been the recipient of many literary awards and prizes. The most recent of these was the Danske Akademis Store Pris (Great Prize of the Danish Academy) in 2022 with the citation: "Since her debut in 1971...her openly political dream world has been a seemingly endless and natural source of power in literature and in the Danish language."[6]
There have been three English selections of Marianne Larsen's poetry from three continents. The first, by Nadia Christensen, appeared in 1982 in the United States,[7] and Robyn Ianssen's selection, Shadow Calendar, followed in Australia in 1995.[8] A third, gathering work from several translators, was published from the UK as A Common Language in 2006.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Marianne Larsen at Nordic Women's Literature in the 21st Century., Nordicwomensliterature.net (in English)
- ^ "Larsen, Inger Marianne". kvinfo.dk. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Marianne Larsen at Litteraturpriser.dk
- ^ Marianne Larsen, Biographical Dictionary of Danish Women, 2022
- ^ Marianne Larsen, The History of Nordic Women's Literature, 2011
- ^ Emma Karlebjerg, "Marianne Larsen"
- ^ Selected Poems, Augustinus/Curbstone
- ^ National Library of Australia
- ^ Oversteps Books, edited by Anne Born and Yann Lovelock
External links
edit- Marianne Larsen at Litteratursiden.dk with image (in Danish)
- Marianne Larsen in Den Store Danske Encyklopædi ("The Great Danish Encyclopedia") by May Schack and Marianne Zibrandtsen (in Danish)
- Marianne Larsen, poems in Danish and English
- Marianne Larsen, poem from The Copenhagen Review in Danish and English
- Review of Selected Poems (1982)