Biography about Peter Laugesen

Peter Laugesen was born 3.5.1942 in Copenhagen. He took his General Certificate from Århus Cathedral School in 1961 and the same year was trained as a typographer. Since 1965 he has made his living from writing. Besides his large literary production he has become established as a reviewer, newspaper writer, and translator, and is well-known in his role as lead figure in the jazz-beebop group Peter Laugesen and Mindspray. He has been a member of The Danish Academy since 1997. In 1999 Peter Laugesen was nominated for the European Aristeion Prize for his colleciton of poems Når engle bøvser jazz.

Literary prizes:
1992 - The Danish Academy Major Prize for literature
- The Danish Art Foundations Lifetime Grant
2002 - The Danish Academy's Grand prize

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