Jørn Riel

Jørn Riel was a Danish writer.
Riel was born in Odense on 23 July 1931. He was partly known for works on Greenland as he lived there for sixteen years. One of his works was adapted to film as Before Tomorrow . Riel died in Kuala Lumpur on 18 August 2023, at the age of 92.

Literature Awards, Grants and Prizes

1972 - Statens Kulturfond - Engangsydelse
1973 - Statens Kulturfond - Engangsydelse
1974 - Statens Kulturfond - Engangsydelse
1981 - Frank Hellers litterære pris
1993 - Tom Kristensen Legatet
1995 - De Gyldne Laurbær
1996 - Drassows Legat
2004 - Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Mindelegat
2004 - Statens Kunstfond. Livsvarig ydelse
2010 - Det Danske Akademis Store Pris