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Biography of Inger Christensen
16. Jan 1935 – 2. Jan 2009(73 years)Died in:Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Poet, novelist, essayist, editor
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Poul Borum
Inger Christensen (* 16. January 1935 in Vejle; † 2. January 2009 in Copenhagen) was a poet, novelist, essayist, editor. She was 73 years old. She was married to Poul Borum. She received 10 awards, including Danish Critics Prize for Literature, De Gyldne Laurbær. She was buried at Garnison Cemetery.
Life Events
13 Events1935
Born in Vejle, Southern Denmark
1959
Married Poul Borum
until 1976
1969
Danish Critics Prize for Literature
1969
De Gyldne Laurbær
1978
Kjeld Abell Prize
1983
Søren Gyldendal Prize
1990
Drassow's Legat
1994
Danish Literature Prize for Women
1994
Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
1994
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1995
Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie
1998
Horst Bienek Award for Poetry
2009