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Yahya Hassan


Born
in Aarhus, Denmark
May 19, 1995

Died
April 28, 2020

Genre
Poetry

Influences
Michael Strunge, Rudolf Broby-Johansen, Karl Ove Knausgård, Mads Mygin ...more


Yahya Hassan was a Danish-Palestinian poet who has attracted attention and stirred debate about Islam's place in Denmark based on poetry he wrote which was critical of Islam.
His parents came to Denmark in the 80s as refugees from Palestine. He grew up with his parents and four sibling in Gellerupparken in Aarhus, an area which has been described as an immigrant ghetto. He grew up in a religious environment but has since abandoned religion.
At 13 he was transferred to an institution for children with problem behaviour due to difficulties adapting to school, and petty crime. He dropped out of school at thirteen.
He developed a keen interest in reading, litterature, and began writing poetry.

One professor of literature, Tue Nexo Andersen, descri ...more

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3.88 avg rating — 4,118 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions
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“ENGANG VAR JEG DUMDRISTIG NOK TIL AT RÅBE AF GUDERNE

NU ER JEG MODIG NOK

TIL IKKE AT HÆVE MIN STEMME OVER FOR NOGEN”
― Yahya Hassan, Yahya Hassan 2
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