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Jane Aamund (8 November 1936 – 29 January 2019) 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
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. From 1980 she worked at
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. 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: * ' (English: ''The two penny dance'') – 1989 * ''Juliane Jensen'' – 1990 * ''Oven vande'' (English: ''Afloat'') – 1992 *''Bag damen stod en Christian'' (English ''Behind the lady stood a Christian'') – 1994 *''Colorado drømme'' (English: ''Colorado dreams'') – 1997 *''Danskernes lille verden'' (English: ''The small world of the Danes'') – 1997 *''Den grønne port'' (English: ''The green gate'') – 1998 *''Kamæleonen'' (English: ''The Chameleon'') – 1999 *''Den hvide verden'' (English: ''The white world'') – 2000 *' (English: ''West of moon'') – 2002 *''Den irske stemme'' (English: ''The Irish voice'') – 2003 *''Udlængsel'' (English: ''Wanderlust'') – 2004 *''De grønne skove'' (English: ''The green forests'') – 2008 *''Smeltediglen'' (English: ''The crucible'') – 2009 *''Dengang det var sjovt'' (English: ''Back when it was fun'') – 2010 *''Øjebliksbilleder'' (English: ''Snapshots'') – 2010 *''Vindue uden udsigt'' (English: ''Window without a view'') – 2011 *''Samtaler om natten'' - 2018 *''Bjergsted drømme'' - 2019


Recognition

Aamund won multiple awards: * Den Berlingske Fonds Journalistpris (English: The
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Foundation Journalist Award) in 1997 * Bog & Idé-prisen (Danskernes Yndlingsforfatter) in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2004 * De Gyldne Laurbær in 1998 for ''Colorado drømme''


Further reading

*''Kærlighed og smerte'' (English: ''Love and pain'') – 1997. TV documentary about Jane Aamund. *''Med kærlig hilsen'' (English: ''With love'') – 1999 – TV documentary about Jane Aamund. *''Lys i livet'' (English: ''Light in the life'') – 2005. Book with interviews by Cecilie Frøkjær. *''Passionen - Ninka interviewer Jane Aamund'' - 1997. Book with interviews by Anne Wolden-Ræthinge.


References

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