Biography about Cecil Bødker

Cecil Bødker was born in 1927 in Fredericia. In 1948 she qualified as a silversmith and spent 3 years working at the Georg Jensen silversmith workshop in Copenhagen. Bødker published her first book, a poetry collection entitled Luseblomster, in 1955, and has since written novels, short stories, children’s books, radio and theatre plays.

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1961 - The Critics' Award
1968 - The Ministry of Culture's Children's Book Prize
1976 - Hans Christian Andersen Award
1985 - The Golden Laurels
1998 - The Danish Academy's Grand prize

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