Villy Sørensen

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Villy Sørensen (January 13, 1929 - December 16, 2001) was a Danish author and literary critic of the Modernist tradition. His fiction was heavily influenced by his philosophical ideas, and he has been compared to Franz Kafka in this regard.

[edit] History

Born in Copenhagen, Sørensen graduated from the Vestre Borgerdydskole in 1947, and then attended the University of Copenhagen and the University of Freiburg studying philosophy. Although he did not graduate, he later received an honorary degree from the University of Copenhagen.

Sørensen published his first collection of short stories in 1953, which many critics have identified as being the start of Danish literary Modernism. He published additional collections of short stories in 1955 and 1964, all winning various awards in Denmark. These stories generally explored the absurd and hidden parts of the human psyche.

Sørensen began editing the journal Vindrosen (with Klaus Rifbjerg) in 1959. Afterward, he became a member of the Danish Academy in 1965, and then edited several other Modernist journals and periodicals. Sørensen continued to publish collections of essays throughout his life. He was awarded The Nordic Council's Literature Prize in 1974, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1983, along with many other awards and recognitions. He died in Copenhagen.

[edit] Bibliography

Sære historier, 1953 - Strange Stories / Tiger in the Kitchen and Other Strange Stories
Ufarlige historier, 1955 - Harmless Tales
Tiger in the Kitchen and Other Strange Stories, 1957
Digtere og dæmoner: Fortolkninger og vurderinger, 1959
ed.: Begrebet Angest by Søren Kierkegaard, 1960
Hverken-eller: Kritiske betragtningen, 1961
ed.: Økonomi og filosofi by Karl Marx, 1962
Nietzsche, 1963
Formynderfortællinger, 1964 - Tutelary Tales
ed.: Haabløse Slægter by Herman Bang, 1965
ed.: Eventyr og historier by H.C. Andersen, 1965
ed.: Skuespil by William Shakespeare, 1966
Kafkas digtning, 1968
Schopenhauer, 1969
Mellem fortid og fremtid, 1969
Midler uden mål. 1971
Uden mål - og med, moralske tanker, 1973
Seneca, 1976 - Seneca: The Humanist at the Court of Nero
translator: The Book by Martin A. Hansen, 1978 (with Anne Born)
Oprør fra midten, 1978 (with Niels I Meyer and K. Helweg-Pedersen) - Revolt from the Center
Den gyldne middelvej, og andre debatindlæg i 1970erne, 1979
Vejrdage, betragtninger 1980
translator: The Dream of the Woman by Knud Hjortø, 1980 (with Anne Born)
Alladin, 1981 (with Errol le Cain)
Ragnarok, en gudefortælling, 1982 - The Downfall of the Gods - Ragnarök, jumalten tuho
Røret om oprøret, 1982 (with Niels I Meyer and K. Helweg-Pedersen)
translator: The Mountains by H.C. Branner (with Anne Born)
ed.: Kunsten og revolutionen by Richard Wagner, 1983
En gudedrøm, ballet for Nyt Danske Danseteater, 1984
translation: Skøn er krigen for den uerfarne (Dulce bellum inexpertis) by Erasmus Roterodamus, 1984
De mange og De enkelte og andre småhistorier, 1986
ed.: Tine by Herman Bang, 1986
ed.: Tunge Melodier by Herman Bang, 1987
ed.: Enten-Eller by Søren Kierkegaard, 1988
Demokratiet og kunsten, 1988
Tilløb: dagbog 1949-53, 1988
Den berømte Odysseus, 1988 (with Andy Li Jørgensen)
Apollons oprør: de udødeliges historie, 1989
Another Metamorphosis & Other Fictions, 1990, translated by Tiina Nunnally & Steven T. Murray
Forløb: dagbog 1953-61, 1990
ed.: Demokratiske visioner by Walt Whitman, 1991
Den frie vilje, 1992
Jesus og Kristus, 1992
Perioder: dagbog 1961-74, 1993
Historien om Ødipus, 1995 (with Roald Als)
translation: Grimms eventyr, 1995
Blot en drengestreg, 1996 (with Pernille Kløvedal Helweg)
translation: Drømme by Franz Kafka, 1998
Jesus og Kristus, 1999
På egne veje, 2000
En ensom fugl, 2000

[edit] Sources

Villy Sorensen from Books & Writers
"Sorensen, Villy." Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 31 October 2006.

Persondata
NAME	Sørensen, Villy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sorensen, Villy (alternate form)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Danish author and literary critic
DATE OF BIRTH	January 13, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Frederiksberg, Denmark
DATE OF DEATH	December 16, 2001
PLACE OF DEATH	Copenhagen, Denmark