Poul Vad (1927–2003) was a Danish writer and art historian who also worked as a consultant at Holstebro Art Museum. He wrote novels, monographs and critical essays on artistic subjects, and started his literary career as a poet in Heretica.

Poul Vad
Born27 April 1927
Silkeborg, Denmark
Died18 August 2003(2003-08-18) (aged 76)
OccupationArt historian
LanguageDanish
Education
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
GenreNovel
Literary movementModernism
Years active1950s–1990s
Notable worksKattens anatomi
Notable awards

Biography

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Vad was born in Silkeborg on 27 April 1927.[1][2] He studied art history at the University of Copenhagen and received a master's degree in the same subject in 1958.[3]

His literary career began when he published poems in the literary magazine Heretica in 1956.[4][5] Then he contributed to another magazine Vindrosen.[5] From 1961 to 1964 he edited the art journal Signum.[3]

Vad was the consultant at Holstebro Art Museum between 1965 and 1981.[6] He taught art history at the University of Copenhagen from 1972 to 1974.[6]

His debut novel was De nøjsomme (Danish: The frugal) which was published in 1960.[5] Vad's most known novel is Kattens anatomi (Danish: The anatomy of the cat) published in 1978.[5] Following the publication of this novel he became one of the leading figures of the Danish prose modernism.[5] His other novels include Dagen før livet begynder (1970; Danish: The Day Before Life Begins) and Taber og vinder (1967; Danish: Loser and winner).[6] He published another novel, Nord for Vatnajøkel (Danish: North of Vatnajøkel), in 1994 which contains the features of the travel literature.[7]

Vad received the Danish Academy Award in 1979.[6] He was also awarded N. L. Høyen Medal in 2003.[8]

Vad died on 18 August 2003.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Poul Vad (1927-2003)". bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Poul Vad". Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (in Norwegian). 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Poul Vad". litteratursiden.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ Torben Brostrøm (23 April 2023). "Poul Vad". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish).
  5. ^ a b c d e Steen Klitgård Povlsen (2007). "Danish Modernism". In Astradur Eysteinsson; Vivian Liska (eds.). Modernism. Amsterdam; Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 860. ISBN 978-90-272-9204-9.
  6. ^ a b c d "Vad, Poul". Writers Directory. 2005. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. ^ Bo Nissen Knudsen (31 May 2021). "Poul Vad, Hrafnkatla and Páll Gíslason". University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Yildelinger". Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2023.