Anne Holm

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Anne Holm
Bornmiss holm
(1922-09-10)10 September 1922
Jutland, Denmark
Died27 December 1998(1998-12-27) (aged 76)
Copenhagen, Denmark
CitizenshipDanish
Notable worksI am David
SpouseJohan Holm

Anne Holm, born Else Anne Jørgensen (10 September 1922 – 27 December 1998) was a Danish

children's writer. She also wrote under the pseudonym Adrien de Chandelle.[1]

Career

Her best-known fiction book is

ALA Notable Book
award in 1965, the 1963 Best Scandinavian Children's Book award and the Boys Club of America Junior Book Award Gold Medal.

Holm also authored Peter (1966), which tells the story of a teenage boy who travels in time to

Medieval England
.

Personal life

She married Johan C. Holm in 1949. They had a son and two grandchildren at the time of her death.[2]

Bibliography

  • I Am David (1963)
  • Peter (1966)
  • Adam og de voksne (1967)
  • The Hostage (1980)
  • Grew Red (1992)

References

  1. ^ Niels (2008-01-21). "Oplysninger om enkelte forfattere" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
  2. ^ Perrone, Pierre (6 January 1999). "Obituary: Anne Holm". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  • Gale Children's Literature Review, vol. 75, 136–141
  • Gale Contemporary Authors, vol. 17
  • Kraks Blaa Bog (Danish Who's Who)