Asta Olivia Nordenhof (born 1988) is a Danish poet and novelist. She studied at the Danish Academy of Creative Writing, where she now teaches.[1]

Asta Olivia Nordenhof
Born1988
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Poet, Author
AwardsPO Enquist Prize 2020, European Union for Literature Prize 2020

Nordenhof published her debut novel Et ansigt til Emily (A Face for Emily) in 2011, a patchwork- novel about the love between two women which won the Munch-Christensen’s Debutant Prize.

In 2013, she published her critically acclaimed poetry collection Det nemme og det ensomme (The Easiness and the Loneliness) which won Montanas Literary Award that same year. Det nemme og det ensomme has been translated to Norwegian,[2] Swedish (published by Modernista)[3] and English (published by Open Letter Books).[4]

In 2020, she published her novel Penge på lommen (Money to Burn), the first part in septology entitled Scandinavian Star. The series takes its name from the MS Scandinavian Star, a passenger ferry that was set on fire on April 6, 1990, killing 159 people.

Since publication, Penge på lommen has been sold to 8 territories[5] and has won several awards, most notably the P.O. Enquist Prize in 2020 and the EU Prize for Literature. In 2021, Penge på lommen was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2021[6].

Bibliography

Novels

  • Et ansigt til Emily (2011, "A Face for Emily, Basilisk")
  • Scandinavian Star del 1. — Penge på lommen (2020, "Money to Burn")

Poetry

  • Det nemme og det ensomme (2013, "The Easiness and the Loneliness")

References

  1. ↑ "Bio". Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  2. ↑ "Det enkle og det einsame". Samlaget (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. ↑ "det enkla och det ensamma | Modernista". www.modernista.se. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. ↑ "the easiness and the loneliness". Open Letter. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Copenhagen Literary Agency | NEWS". cphla. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. ↑ "Asta Olivia Nordenhof | Nordic cooperation". www.norden.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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