Cecil Bødker
Cecil Bødker | |
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Born | Fredericia, Denmark | 27 March 1927
Died | 19 April 2020 Denmark | (aged 92)
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation(s) | Young adult fiction, poetry |
Known for | Silas series |
Notable work | Øjet (The Eye)(1961)- as Cecil Skar,Leoparden (1970), Silas series |
Awards | Hans Christian Andersen Award (1966), Danish Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen) (1961), Batchelder Award |
Cecil Bødker (27 March 1927 – 19 April 2020
Biography
Bødker was born in Fredericia, Denmark in 1927.
In 1955 she had her first poems published under the pseudonym Cecil Skar. In 1961 she debuted with the collection of novellas Øjet (The Eye), all treating the condition of human existence estranged from nature. The dystopian critique of civilization continued in Tilstanden Harley (The condition Harley) (1965) and Pap (Cardboard) (1967).[4]
Awards
The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Bødker received the writing award in 1966.[2][3]
In Denmark she won the annual Danish Critics Prize for Literature (Kritikerprisen) in 1961[5] and won the Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris) in 1968 for Silas og den sorte hoppe.[6] In 1998 she won the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy for her body of work as a writer.[7]
The English-language edition of Leoparden (1970), translated by Gunnar Poulsen and published by
Works
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See also
References
- ^ "Forfatteren Cecil Bødker er død". 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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"Cecil Bødker" (pp. 54–55, by Eva Glistrup).
The Hans Christian Andersen Awards, 1956–2002. IBBY. Gyldendal. 2002. Hosted by Austrian Literature Online. Retrieved 2013-08-01. - ^ Hertel, Hans. "Hestekragens moder vandt tre generationers hengivenhed." Politiken 27 March 2012. [1]
- ^ Litteraturpriser.dk
- ^ Kunststyrelsen.dk Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine List of recipients of the Children's book prize of the Danish Cultural Department
- ^ "Danskeakademi.dk". Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to the (Mildred L.) Batchelder Award home page". Association for Library Service to Children. American Library Association. Retrieved 2013-08-02.