Ole Sarvig
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Ole Sarvig (Danish pronunciation:[ˈoːlə ˈsɑːviˀ]) (1921 in Copenhagen – 1981 in Copenhagen) was a Danish author and poet, known for his participation in the literary journal heretica.[1] In 1967 he received the grand prize of the Danish Academy.[2] In 2004 his 1943 work Regnmaaleren was included in the Danish Culture Canon.[3] He was a friend and mentor to the poet Michael Strunge, whose poem "December" remembers Sarvig's death by suicide in December 1981. Like Sarvig, Strunge took his life by jumping from a building.[4]
Selected works
- Grønne digte (1943)
- Jeghuset (poems, 1944)
- Mangfoldighed (poems, 1945)
- Legende (poems, 1946)
- Menneske (poems, 1948)
- Edvard Munchs Grafik (art critique, 1948)
- Krisens Billedbog (art essays, 1950)
- Min Kærlighed (poems, 1952)
- Stenrosen (novel, 1955)
- De Sovende (novel, 1958)
- Havet under mit Vindue (novel, 1960)
- Limbo (novel, 1963)
- Spirende digte (1967)
- Glem Ikke (novel, 1972)
- Sejlads (tv-drama, 1974)
- De rejsende. En undergangsroman (1978)
References
- ↑ "Ole Sarvig" in the Great Danish Encyclopedia
- ↑ Biography of Ole Sarvig in Forfatterweb.com
- ↑ "Om kanon for litteratur", Kulturkanon. (Danish) Retrieved 13 January 2013
- ↑ Knud Munck. 2003. Michael Strunge: en biografi. Lindhardt og Ringhof. p 139
