Lene Kaaberbøl (born in 1960) is a Danish writer born in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1] Her work primarily consists of children's fantasy series and crime fiction for adults. She received the Nordic Children's Book Prize in 2004.[2] In 2009 Kaaberbøl with her co-author Agnete Friis was awarded the Harald Mogensen Prize by the Danish Criminal Academy (Det danske Kriminalakademi, DKA) for novel The boy in the suitcase.[3] In 2018 her Wild Witch (Vildheks) book series (2011–2014) provided the basis for a Danish children's fantasy film of the same name.
Biography
editBorn in Copenhagen, Lene Kaaberbøl grew up in the small town of Malling, in the countryside south of Aarhus in Jutland. She got her first book published when she was only 15 years old. It was also the first book of what became the Tina series[4] and it has been translated into Norwegian and Swedish. Graduated from Aarhus Katedralskole and educated with a degree in both English and Dramaturgy from Aarhus University, she has worked as a high school teacher and a translator, but her working life has been very diverse and she also made a living as a cleaning lady at one time. Having resided on Zealand, Kaaberbøl now lives in Sark, in the Channel Islands, close to France.[5][6][7]
Bibliography
editTranslated works
editThe Shamer Chronicles
edit- The Shamer's Daughter (Henry Holt and Company, 2006)[8][9]
- The Shamer's Signet (Henry Holt and Company, 2007)[10]
- The Serpent Gift (Henry Holt and Company, 2007)[11]
- The Shamer's War (Henry Holt and Company, 2008)[12]
Katriona
edit- Silverhorse (Macmillan Children's Books, 2008)
- Midnight (Macmillan Children's Books, 2009)
W.I.T.C.H.
edit- When Lightning Strikes (Volo, 2004)
- Enchanted Music (Volo, 2004)
- Heartbreak Island (Volo, 2005)
- The Cruel Empress (Volo, 2005)
- Stolen Spring (Volo, 2005)
- Stenfalken (2003)
- Ørnekløer (2003)
- Uglens skygge (2003)
- Den gyldne fønix (2003)
Nina Borg (with Agnete Friis)
edit- The Boy in the Suitcase (Soho Crime, 2011)
- Invisible Murder (Soho Crime, 2012)
- Death of a Nightingale (Soho Crime, 2013)
- The Considerate Killer (Soho Crime, 2016)
Madelein Karno
edit- Doctor Death (2015)
- A lady in shadows
Wild Witch
edit- Wildfire (Pushkin Press, 2016)
- Oblivion (Pushkin Press, 2016)
- Life Stealer (Pushkin Press, 2016)
- Bloodling (Pushkin Press, 2016)
References
edit- ^ Kaaberbøl, Lene. "Lene Kaaberbøl:CV". Author's official website. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ "Nordisk-skolebibliotekarforening.org". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Agnete Friis (tv) og Lene Kaaberbøl modtog årets Harald Mogensen-pris". Krimimessen Horsens (in Danish). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Lene Kaaberbøl (1975): "Den første bog om Tina og hestene : hvori Tina får til opgave at tage sig af et moderløst, gyldenbrunt hingstføl" (in Danish)
- ^ Lene Kaaberbøl Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Litteratursiden.dk (in Danish)
- ^ Carsten Andersen (24 October 2010). "The Duchess of Fantasy". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Om Lene [about lene]" (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "The Shamer's Daughter reviews". goodreads.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "The Shamer's Daughter". Amazon. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "The Shamer's Signet reviews". goodreads.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "The Serpent Gift reviews". goodreads.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "The Shamer's War reviews". goodreads.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.