At Home in an Astonishing World: The Square Stories of Louis Jensen

Authors

Lise Kildegaard

Keywords

literature, Danish arts, square stories

Abstract

Louis Jensen, the Danish author of more than 70 books, has published poetry, memoir, and fiction for adult readers, but he is best known for his children and young adult books. He has won numerous literary prizes and honors, including the Nordic Children's Prize (1996), the Hans Christian Andersen Stipend (1998) and the Gyldendals Store Bernebogspris (Gyldendal's Big Children's Book Prize) (2009). He has been nominated several times for both of the most prestigious international awards in children's literature, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. In 2010, he made the short list (five authors, chosen from a list of 28, nominated from 32 countries) for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Recommended Citation

Kildegaard, Lise (2014) "At Home in an Astonishing World: The Square Stories of Louis Jensen," The Bridge: Vol. 37: No. 2, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol37/iss2/11