»Han skildrer borgerligheden inde fra; indforstået, og i sin nye bog for første med noget der kunne ligne solidaritet og (usentimental) medlidenhed. »Ly« er Kampmanns tredie bog, anden novellesamling, og, efter min gennembrud.«
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»Når Kampmann skildrer småborgerlig idyl, gør han det ironisk og ofte meget morsomt, når han skriver om isolation, kan han præstere det rystende.«
Danish writer and journalist. His novels are mainly about the middle and upper classes in the post war time and up until the 1980s. The books are mainly about people who has some problems finding their place in the world and their feelings, e.g. homosexuality. Kampmann was homosexual himself, although he was married for many years and had two children. In 1988, he was killed at his beach house on Læsø by his lover.