Sven Holm Explained

Sven Holm
Birth Date:	13 April 1940
Nationality:	Danish
Alma Mater:	Herlufsholm School
Awards:	Grand Prize of the Danish Academy (1974) Holberg Medal (1991) Danish Critics Prize for Literature (2001)

Sven Holm (13 April 1940 – 11 May 2019) was a Danish author and playwright. Holm graduated from Herlufsholm School in 1958. His first short story collection, Den store fjende, was published in 1961. In 1974, Holm was awarded the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy.^[1] He was awarded the Holberg Medal in 1991.^[2] In 2001, Holm was made a member of the Danish Academy.^[3] That same year, he was awarded the Danish Critics Prize for Literature for his short story collection Kanten af himlen.^[4]

Selected works

Prose

• Den store fjende (The great enemy), short story collection, 1961
• Nedstyrtningen (The Crash), short story collection, 1963
• Termush, Atlanterhavskysten (Termush), novel, 1967
• Kanten af himlen (The edge of the sky), short story collection, 2001

Drama

• Syg og munter (Sick and cheerful)
• Den anden side af Krista X (The other side of Krista X)
• Hr. Henrys begravelse og andre fortællinger (Sir. Henry's funeral and other tales)
• Struensee var her (Struensee was here), 1977^[5]
• Schumanns Nat, 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Akademiets Priser. 2020-09-10. Det Danske Akademi.
2. Web site: Holberg-Medaljen lex.dk. 2020-09-10. Gyldendals Teaterleksikon. da.
3. Web site: May 12, 2019. Forfatter og dramatiker Sven Holm er død - 79 år. dr.dk. da.
4. Web site: Kritikerprisen. 2020-09-10. www.litteraturpriser.dk.
5. Web site: Kirsten Olesen (1949 -). KV Info.