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Johannes V. Jensen. Johannes Vilhelm Jensen ( Danish pronunciation: [joˈhænˀəs ˈvilhelˀm ˈjensn̩]; [1] 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, known as one of the great Danish writers of the first half of 20th century.
Johannes V. Jensen (born Jan. 20, 1873, Farsø, Den.—died Nov. 25, 1950, Copenhagen) was a Danish novelist, poet, essayist, and writer of many myths, whose attempt, in his later years, to depict man’s development in the light of an idealized Darwinian theory caused his work to be much debated.
Died: 25 November 1950, Copenhagen, Denmark. Residence at the time of the award: Denmark. Prize motivation: “for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style”. Language: Danish. Prize share: 1/1.
Johannes V. Jensen (1873-1950) developed his theories of evolution in a cycle of six novels, Den lange rejse (1908-22) [ The Long Journey ], which was published in a two-volume edition in 1938.
On his sixtieth birthday, 20 January 1933, Jensen had reached such an esteemed position that a torchlight procession was held in his honor in Copenhagen and a festschrift published, Unge Digteres Hyldest til Johannes V. Jemen (Young Writers’ Homage to Johannes V. Jensen).
Johannes V. Jensen’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1945. (Translation) I thank the venerable Swedish Academy and the Swedish nation for the honour they have bestowed upon me in awarding me the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Johannes V. Jensen - Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, born on January 20, 1873, in Farsø, Denmark, was a Danish poet, novelist, and essayist.
Johannes V. Jensen has at last begun to win recognition in America. Time will tell whether our reading public will agree with that of Scandinavia in giving him the first place among
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, a Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive.
Johannes V. Jensen, the most influential Danish writer of the century and Nobel prize winner, chose to live his life in Denmark; yet it is entirely conceivable that given two, he would have spent one in this country.
