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Carsten Jensen


Born
in Marstal, Ærø, Denmark
July 24, 1952

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Contemporary


Carsten Jensen was born 1952. He first made his name as a columnist and literary critic for the Copenhagen daily Politiken, and has written novels, essays and travel books.

Jensen was awarded the Golden Laurels for "I Have Seen the World Begin" and the Danske Banks Litteraturpris, Denmark’s most prestigious literary award, for "We, the Drowned."

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Average rating: 4.17 · 14,787 ratings · 1,728 reviews · 46 distinct works • Similar authors
We, the Drowned
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The First Stone
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I Have Seen the World Begin...
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3.78 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 1996 — 20 editions
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Jeg har hørt et stjerneskud
3.98 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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Sista resan
3.38 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions
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Kældermennesker
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Øvelser i afsked
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“Two drowning people can't save each other. All they can do is drag each other down.”
― Carsten Jensen, We, the Drowned
tags: drowning, love
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“You died in the end, but you fought first.”
― Carsten Jensen, We, the Drowned
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“Life had taught him about something far more complicated than justice. Its name was balance.”
― Carsten Jensen, We, the Drowned
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