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Carsten Jensen
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1952
Carsten Jensen is a Danish author and political columnist. He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken. His books, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world. For this novel he won the Danish booksellers award De Gyldne Laurbær in 1996. The year 2006 saw the publication of his novel Vi, de druknede, a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal.
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About Carsten Jensen
Birth
1952
Carsten Jensen is a Danish author and political columnist. He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken. His books, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world. For this novel he won the Danish booksellers award De Gyldne Laurbær in 1996. The year 2006 saw the publication of his novel Vi, de druknede, a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal.
Carsten Jensen was born in 1952 in Marstal, a coastal setting that deeply influenced his literary imagination.
His masterpiece, We, the Drowned, is an essential benchmark of contemporary Danish literature.
Throughout his prolific career, he has published a total of 30 works exploring both fiction and reality.
His background as an opinion journalist and university professor brings a critical and analytical perspective to his writing.
His books are noted for masterfully integrating themes of travel, Danish identity, and fiction.
