Jørn Riel (23 July 1931 – 18 August 2023) was a Danish writer.
Riel was born in
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...
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 (Le Jour avant le lendemain)''.
Riel died in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
on 18 August 2023, at the age of 92.
Bibliography
Literature Awards, Grants and Prizes
*1972 - Statens Kulturfond - Engangsydelse (The Cultural Committee of the Danish State - One time fee)
Litteraturpriser.dk
Jørn Riel
*1973 - Statens Kulturfond - Engangsydelse (The Cultural Committee of the Danish State - One time fee)
*1974 - Statens Kulturfond - Engangsydelse (The Cultural Committee of the Danish State - One time fee)
*1981 - Frank Hellers litterære pris (Literature Prize of Frank Heller)
*1993 - Tom Kristensen Legatet
*1995 - De Gyldne Laurbær (The Golden Laurel, the Danish booksellers literature prize)
*1996 - Drassows Legat
*2004 - Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Mindelegat
*2004 - Statens Kunstfond. Livsvarig ydelse (The Cultural Committee of the Danish State - Lifelong grant)
*2010 - Det Danske Akademis Store Pris (The Grand Prize of the Danish Academy The Grand Prize of the Danish Academy, founded in 1961, is the most notable of Denmark's literature prizes and awards. It is awarded by the Danish Academy. Until 1982, it was handed yearly, but since then it has been given every second year. The fir ...
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1931 births
2023 deaths
People from Odense
Recipients of the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy
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