Harald Voetmann
Harald Voetmann Christiansen (born 1978), known as Harald Voetmann, is a Danish author and translator. He grew up in Birkerød, the youngest of four brothers.[1] He graduated from the Forfatterskolen writing school in 1999.[2] He also studied Latin at the University of Copenhagen.[1] From 2006, he was co-editor of the journal Ildfisken.[3]
Selected bibliography
- Kapricer (2000)
- Autoharuspeksi (2002)
- Teutoburger (2005)
- En alt andet end proper tilstand (2008)
- Vågen (2010). Awake, trans. Johanne Sorgenfri Ottosen (New Directions, 2021)
- Kødet letter (2012)
- Alt under månen (2014). Sublunar, trans. Johanne Sorgenfri Ottosen (New Directions, 2023)
- Syner og fristelser (2015). Visions and Temptations, trans. Johanne Sorgenfri Ottosen (New Directions, 2025)
- Sulpicia: en romersk digter (2016)
- Tingtale (2017)
- Amduat. En iltmaskine (2018)
- Parasitbreve (2022)
- Hetærebreve (2022)
Translations
- Pliny the Elder: Om mennesker og dyr (2008)
- Petronius: Satyricon (2009)
- Juvenal: Vreden skriver digtet (2020)
Awards and honours
- 2011: Nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize for Vågen[4]
- 2014: Danish Critics Prize for Literature for Alt under månen
- 2014: Otto Gelsted Prize
- 2023: Frit Flet-prisen
References
- ^ a b Kjær, Birgitte (2025-05-24). ""Jeg tror, det er lykkedes mig at blive relativt normal og uinteressant på nogle punkter"" ["I think I've managed to become relatively normal and uninteresting in some ways."]. Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ "Harald Voetmann". Forfatterweb (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Ildfisken". www.carstenrenenielsen.dk. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Translating Turned Into Writing: A Conversation with Harald Voetmann". Lolli. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2025-07-24.