Ole Sarvig Explained
Ole Sarvig (Danish pronunciation:pronounced as /[ˈoːlə ˈsɑːviˀ]/) (27 November 1921 in Copenhagen - 4 December 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)
Notes and References
- http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Litteratur/Dansk_litteratur/Efter_1940/Ole_Sarvig "Ole Sarvig" in the Great Danish Encyclopedia
- http://www.forfatterweb.dk/oversigt/zsarvig00/zsarvig02 Biography of Ole Sarvig in Forfatterweb.com
- http://kum.dk/Documents/Temaer/Kulturkanon/KUM_kulturkanonen_OK2.pdf "Om kanon for litteratur"
- Knud Munck. 2003. Michael Strunge: en biografi. Lindhardt og Ringhof. p 139
