Adda Djørup (born August 18, 1972) is a Danish poet, novelist and short story writer.

Early life and education

Djørup was born in

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, Denmark. She went to the Katrinebjergskolen before dropping out and working for several years as an au pair, before returning for secondary school. She gained a

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in Comparative Literature from the

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. Djørup lives in

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Career

Djørup's first book was ''Monsieurs monologer'', a collection of poetry, appeared in 2005. In 2007, she published a collection of short stories, titled ''Hvis man begyndte at spørge sig selv''. Several of the stories in the collection were set in southern Europe. Djørup revealed that these were informed by her own extensive sojourn in Spain and Italy. Djørup's novel ''Den mindste modstand'' (''The least resistance'', 2009) won the

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in 2010. In 2011, Djørup wrote a drama, titled ''Korus’ Kabaret''. In 2015, she released a poetry collection titled ''Poesi og andre former for trods.''

Awards

* 2010,

References

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