Jane Aamund

Jane Aamund was a Danish author and journalist. Her breakthrough in Denmark came with the Klinkevals trilogy.

Biography

She was the sister of the Danish businessman Asger Aamund. She was married thrice and had two sons. She was educated in English language correspondence. From 1954 to 1968 she worked as a freelance journalist. From 1973 to 1978 she was working with PR at the Danish company Birger Christensen. From 1973 to 1978 she studied Spanish Language at Colorado State University. From 1980 she worked at Berlingske Tidende. From 1997 she became a full time author. She died at Anker Fjord Hospice in Hvide Sande at the age of 82 after a longer period of illness.

Works

Sources:' – 1989 Juliane Jensen – 1990Oven vande – 1992

Bag damen stod en Christian – 1994
Colorado drømme – 1997
Danskernes lille verden – 1997
Den grønne port – 1998
Kamæleonen – 1999
Den hvide verden – 2000

' – 2002
Den irske stemme – 2003
Udlængsel – 2004
De grønne skove – 2008
Smeltediglen – 2009
Dengang det var sjovt – 2010
Øjebliksbilleder – 2010
Vindue uden udsigt – 2011
Samtaler om natten - 2018
Bjergsted drømme - 2019

Recognition

Aamund won multiple awards:

Den Berlingske Fonds Journalistpris in 1997
Bog & Idé-prisen in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2004
De Gyldne Laurbær in 1998 for ''Colorado drømme''