Kim Leine

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Kim Leine Rasmussen (b. 28 August 1961 in Seljord, Telemark, Norway) is a Danish-Norwegian author who writes predominantly about Greenland.^[1]

Personal life

He spent his childhood years in the Norwegian village of Seljord, where the family was characterized by their Jehovah's Witness faith.^[7] In 1978 he moved to Denmark, where he lived with his father for five years. He then trained as a nurse at Bispebjerg Nursing School in 1987.^[1] In 1989 he moved with his wife to Greenland, where they lived for 3 years in Nuuk and later in East Greenland and Langeland. In 2000 he was divorced and in 2004 he returned to Denmark.^{[ citation needed ]} After reading and writing continuously since the age of 12, he made his debut at the age of 46 with the novel Kalak in 2007.^[1] He has two children from his first marriage in the 1980s and two from his current marriage.

Bibliography

Novels

Kalak (2007)
Valdemarsdag (2008)
Tunu (2009)
Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden (2012); English translation: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord part 1 of the Greenlandic trilogy
Afgrunden (2015)
De søvnløse (2016)
Rød mand/Sort mand (Gyldendal, 2018); English translation: The Colony of Good Hope (March 2022) part 2 of the Greenlandic trilogy
Efter Åndemaneren (Gyldendal, 2021) part 3 of the Greenlandic trilogy
Karolines Kamp 1 (2022)
Karolines Kamp 2 (2023)

Children's books

Drengen der drog nordpå med sin far for at finde julemanden (2015), illustrated by Peter Bay Alexandersen
Skovpigen Skærv (2016), illustrated by Peter Bay Alexandersen
Pigen der kunne tale med hunde (2017), illustrated by Peter Bay Alexandersen

Comics

Trojka 1: Skarabæens time (2018), illustrated by Søren Mosdal^[8]

Literary prizes

2007 - Bodil and Jørgen Munch-Christensen's Debut Author Prize for Kalak
2012 - Weekendavisen Book Award, De Gyldne Laurbær, Jytte Borberg Prize, Politiken's Literature Prize for The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
2013 - Danish Radio's Novel Prize, Nordic Council Literature Prize for The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
2017 - International Dublin Literary Award Shortlist for The Prophets of Eternal Fjord ^[9]
2018 - Crown Prince Couple's Awards

References

1 2 3 "Kim Leine" (in Danish). Forfatterweb. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Leine Snuck Through the Eye of the Needle: Shortlisted for One of the World's Heaviest Book Prizes". gyldendal.dk. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
↑ "Literature Prizewinners 1962 - 2013". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
↑ Jensen, Liz (2016-01-16). "The Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine review – 'utterly unpredictable to the very last page'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-04-14.
↑ Library, The New York Public (2018-12-12), Kim Leine with Simon Winchester: Arctic Imagination | LIVE from the NYPL , retrieved 2019-04-14
↑ "Book Talk: Kim Leine on "The Prophets of Eternal Fjord" | Central, Eastern, & Northern European Studies". cenes.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
↑ Daniel Øhrstrøm (2 March 2018). "Kim Leine: Jeg slipper nok aldrig af med den sidste rest af religiøsitet" (in Danish). Kristelig Dagblad. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
↑ "Trojka 1: Skarabæens time" (in Danish). Forlaget Fahrenheit. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
↑ "The 2017 International DUBLIN Literary Award Shortlist". The Millions . April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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[forfatterweb-1] 1 2 3 "Kim Leine" (in Danish). Forfatterweb. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[2] "Leine Snuck Through the Eye of the Needle: Shortlisted for One of the World's Heaviest Book Prizes". gyldendal.dk. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[3] "Literature Prizewinners 1962 - 2013". Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[4] Jensen, Liz (2016-01-16). "The Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine review – 'utterly unpredictable to the very last page'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2019-04-14.

[5] Library, The New York Public (2018-12-12), Kim Leine with Simon Winchester: Arctic Imagination | LIVE from the NYPL , retrieved 2019-04-14

[6] "Book Talk: Kim Leine on "The Prophets of Eternal Fjord" | Central, Eastern, & Northern European Studies". cenes.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-14.

[7] Daniel Øhrstrøm (2 March 2018). "Kim Leine: Jeg slipper nok aldrig af med den sidste rest af religiøsitet" (in Danish). Kristelig Dagblad. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

[8] "Trojka 1: Skarabæens time" (in Danish). Forlaget Fahrenheit. Retrieved 2019-04-23.

[9] "The 2017 International DUBLIN Literary Award Shortlist". The Millions . April 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

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v t e Nordic Council Literature Prize winners
1960s	1962: The Days of His Grace – Eyvind Johnson 1963: Under the North Star 3: Reconciliation – Väinö Linna 1964: The Ice Palace – Tarjei Vesaas 1965: From Hell to Paradise – Olof Lagercrantz and The Good Hope – William Heinesen 1966: Diwan on the Prince of Emgion – Gunnar Ekelöf 1967: Nye noveller – Johan Borgen 1968: Flight of the Eagle – Per Olof Sundman 1969: The Legionnaires – Per Olov Enquist
1970s	1970: Anna, I, Anna – Klaus Rifbjerg 1971: Coast of Slaves , Ships of Slaves & Islands of Slaves – Thorkild Hansen 1972: Sju ord på tunnelbanan – Karl Vennberg 1973: Kersantin poika – Veijo Meri 1974: Uden mål – og med – Villy Sørensen 1975: Siinä näkijä missä tekijä – Hannu Salama 1976: Að laufferjum & Að brunnum – Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson 1977: I de mörka rummen, i de ljusa – Bo Carpelan 1978: Dalen Portland – Kjartan Fløgstad 1979: Pubertet – Ivar Lo-Johansson
1980s	1980: Vredens barn – Sara Lidman 1981: Hauströkkrið yfir mér – Snorri Hjartarson 1982: Samuels bok – Sven Delblanc 1983: Om fjorten dage – Peter Seeberg 1984: The Christmas Oratorio – Göran Tunström 1985: A Day in Ostrobothnia – Antti Tuuri 1986: Líkasum – Rói Patursson 1987: Hudløs himmel – Herbjørg Wassmo 1988: Justice Undone – Thor Vilhjálmsson 1989: Roman 1987 – Dag Solstad
1990s	1990: For the Living and the Dead – Tomas Tranströmer 1991: The Sun, My Father – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 1992: Night Watch – Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir 1993: Byen og verden – Peer Hultberg 1994: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman 1995: Angels of the Universe – Einar Már Guðmundsson 1996: Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller – Øystein Lønn 1997: Bang. En roman om Herman Bang – Dorrit Willumsen 1998: After Having Spent a Night Among Horses – Tua Forsström 1999: Queen's Gate – Pia Tafdrup
2000s	2000: Drømmebroer – Henrik Nordbrandt 2001: The Discoverer – Jan Kjærstad 2002: The Half Brother – Lars Saabye Christensen 2003: Revbensstäderna – Eva Ström 2004: Juoksuhaudantie – Kari Hotakainen 2005: The Blue Fox – Sjón 2006: The Ocean – Göran Sonnevi 2007: Drömfakulteten – Sara Stridsberg 2008: Baboon – Naja Marie Aidt 2009: I Curse the River of Time – Per Petterson
2010s	2010: Purge – Sofi Oksanen 2011: Between the Trees – Gyrðir Elíasson 2012: Days in the History of Silence – Merethe Lindstrøm 2013: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord – Kim Leine 2014: Mirage 38 – Kjell Westö 2015: Wakefulness , Olav's Dreams & Weariness – Jon Fosse 2016: Songs and Formulae – Katarina Frostenson 2017: Memories of Love – Kirsten Thorup 2018: Hotel Silence – Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir 2019: Efter Solen – Jonas Eika
2020s	2020: Who killed Bambi? – Monika Fagerholm 2021: Flower Valley – Niviaq Korneliussen 2022: Om udregning af rumfang – Solvej Balle 2023: Ihågkom oss till liv – Joanna Rubin Dranger
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