Christian Jungersen (born 1962 in Copenhagen) is a Danish author now resident in Dublin, Ireland, and New York City. He is the author of two prize-winning and bestselling novels, Thickets (Krat) and The Exception 2004.
| The Exception | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Christian Jungersen |
| Translator | Anna Paterson |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish/English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Publication date | 2004/2006 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 567 pp |
| ISBN | 9780753821664 |
| OCLC Number | 85690776 |
The Exception has been sold for publication in 17 countries.
In 2009, readers of Denmark’s largest newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, voted The Exception the second best Danish novel of the past 25 years. The survey was the most extensive of its kind to be conducted in the country. [1] The novel won the Danish Radio Prize da:P2 Romanprisen and the Golden Laurels prize.[1]
In United Kingdom it was shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger, as translated by Anna Paterson in 2006.
In France it was shortlisted for the Grand prix des lectrices de Elle.[2]
In Sweden it was shortlisted for the Martin Beck Award.
In Ireland it was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.