Biography about Dorrit Willumsen

Dorrit Willumsen was born in 1940 and grew up in a working-class area of Nørrebro, Copenhagen. Following classical studies at school she worked in an office for a number of years, but knew from an early age that she wanted to be a writer.

Literary prizes:
1980 - The Danish Art Fundations Lifetime Grant
1981 - The Danish Academy Major Prize for Literature
1983 - The Critics´ Prize
1984 - The Danish Booksellers' Golden Laurels
1997 - The Nordic Council Prize for Literature


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