Ole Lund Kirkegaard

Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, Aarhus — 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's literature and youth literature. He mainly wrote about the interaction between adult and child. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. In 1969 he was award with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Denmark) (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris)

On a cold winter's night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and couldn't get up again. He froze to death where he lay, at just 39 years of age.

Bibliography

• Lille Virgil (lit. Little Virgil), 1967
• Albert, 1968
• Orla Frøsnapper (lit. Orla Frogsnapper), 1969
• Hodja fra Pjort (lit. Hodja from Pjort), 1970
• Otto er et næsehorn (lit. Otto is a rhinoceros), 1972
• Gummi-Tarzan (lit. Rubber-Tarzan), 1975
• En flodhest i huset (lit. A hippopotamus in the house), 1978
• Frode og alle de andre rødder (lit. Frode and all the other rascals), 1979
• Per og bette Mads (lit. Per and wee Mads), 1981
• Mig og Bedstefar - og så Nisse Pok (lit. Me and Grandpa - and Pok the Pixi too), 1982
• Tippe Tophat og andre fortællinger (lit. Tippe Tophat and other stories), 1982
• Anton og Arnold flytter til byen (lit. Anton and Arnold move to the city), 1988
• Anton og Arnold i det vilde vesten (lit. Anton and Arnold in the wild west), 1988
• Frække Friderik (lit. Naughty Friderik), 2008

Sources and further reading

• "Ole Lund Kirkegaard". Dutch website. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
• "Kirkegaard, Ole Lund-". Grote Winkler Prins (9 ed.). 1991.