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Henrik Pontoppidan (Danish: [ˈhenˀʁek pʰʌnˈtsʰʌpitæn]; 24 July 1857 – 21 August 1943) was a Danish realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for "his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark."
Henrik Pontoppidan (born July 24, 1857, Fredericia, Denmark—died August 21, 1943, Ordrup, near Copenhagen) was a Realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1917 for “his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark.”
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Henrik Pontoppidan was a Danish novelist who wrote about the social and religious struggles of his time. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1917 for his realistic and humane depictions of human minds and fates.
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Henrik Pontoppidan was a Danish writer who received the Nobel Prize for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark. He wrote novels and short stories about the constitutional struggle, industrialization and revolutionary movements in his country.
Oct 14, 2019 · Magnificently metaphysical and boldly human, Henrik Pontoppidan’s “Lucky Per” plays for the highest possible stakes, James Wood writes.
Lucky Per (Danish: Lykke-Per) is a novel by Danish Nobel Prize–winning author Henrik Pontoppidan published in eight volumes between 1898 and 1904. It is considered one of the major Danish novels, and in 2004 it was made part of the Danish Culture Canon.
Henrik Pontoppidan, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
