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Janne Teller

Born

in Copenhagen, Denmark

April 08, 1964

Website

http://www.janneteller.dk/?English

Genre

Fiction

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Danish writer and essayist Austro-German origin.
Educated as a macroeconomist, Janne Teller worked for the United Nations and the European Union in resolving conflicts and humanitarian issues around the world, especially in Africa. She began writing fiction full time since 1995. She has lived in various parts of the world, such as Brussels, Paris, Copenhagen, Bangladesh, Tanzania and Mozambique. Now living in New York.
Janne Teller's literature, which consists mainly of novels and essays, always focuses on existential outlook on life and human civilization, which causes often controversial debates. Furthermore, it was thought that her work Intet (2000), which was initially banned, revolutionized the novel for youth, and became a worldwide suc ...more

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Average rating: 3.69 · 46,211 ratings · 6,101 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nothing by Janne Teller, Martin Aitken (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 40,830 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Krieg: Stell dir vor, er wäre hier by Janne Teller, Helle Vibeke Jensen (Illustrator), Sigrid Engeler (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 2,462 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Todo 3.37 avg rating — 1,931 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ven by Janne Teller, Carmen Freixanet (Translator) 3.18 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odin's Island 3.53 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1999 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Er du stolt af mig, Joanna? 3.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Europa. Alles, Was Dir Fehlt Roman by Janne Teller, Hanne Hammer (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At gå nøgen 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afrikanske veje 2.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skriv din satan. 25 forfattere om at være forfatter by Janne Teller (Red.), Sven Holm (Red.), Thomas Rasmussen (Red.) 2.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“From the moment we are born, we begin to die.”
― Janne Teller, Nothing

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“Everything begins only to end. The moment you were born you began to die. That's how it is with everything.”
― Janne Teller, Nothing

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“And although we'd sworn we'd never become like them, that was exactly what was happening. We weren't even fifteen yet.
Thirteen, fourteen, adult, dead.”
― Janne Teller, Nothing

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