Poul Vad (1927–2003) was a Danish writer and art historian who also worked as a consultant at Holstebro Art Museum. He wrote novels, monographs and critical essays on artistic subjects, and started his literary career as a poet in ''

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Biography

Vad was born in

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and received a master's degree in the same subject in 1958. His literary career began when he published poems in the literary magazine ''Heretica'' in 1956. Then he contributed to another magazine ''

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''. From 1961 to 1964 he edited the art journal ''Signum''. Vad was the consultant at Holstebro Art Museum between 1965 and 1981. He taught art history at the University of Copenhagen from 1972 to 1974. His debut novel was ''De nøjsomme'' () which was published in 1960. Vad's most known novel is ''Kattens anatomi'' () published in 1978. Following the publication of this novel he became one of the leading figures of the Danish prose modernism. His other novels include ''Dagen før livet begynder'' (1970; ) and ''Taber og vinder'' (1967; ). He published another novel, ''Nord for Vatnajøkel'' (), in 1994 which contains the features of the

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. Vad received the Danish Academy Award in 1979. He was also awarded N. L. Høyen Medal in 2003. Vad died on 18 August 2003.

References

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