Simon Pasternak

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Simon Pasternak (born 1971) is a Danish author and publisher. He holds a master's degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Copenhagen.

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Together with his author colleague Christian Dorph Simon Pasternak is writing a series of crime novels that all take place in the last fourth of the twentieth century and in which historical events and people play a crucial role.

In 2014 Pasternak was awarded the Harald Mogensen Prize by the Danish Criminal Academy (Det danske Kriminalakademi, DKA) for his novel Death Zones. [1]

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  1. "Gyldendal presseservice - Simon Pasternak modtager Harald Mogensen-prisen for Bedste danske spændingsroman 2013". presse.gyldendal.dk. Retrieved 2020-08-11.