Bente Clod

Bente Clod (born 1946) is a Danish poet and prose writer, "an important author within the realist feminist movement of the 1970s".^[1] She is also a children's writer. She received the Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Denmark) (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris) in 2002 for her books Englekraft, I vilden sky and Himmelfald.^[2] In 2009 she received the Danish Literature Prize for Women (Dansk Litteraturpris for Kvinder).^[3]

Works

Essays

• Det Autoriserede danske samleje [The Authorized Danish Sexual Intercourse], 1975

Novels

• Brud (Break Ups), 1977
• Syv sind [In Two Minds], 1980
• Vent til du hører mif le [Wait till you Hear me Laugh], 1983

Poetry

• Imellem os [Between Us], 1981
• Gul engel [Yellow Angel], 1990

Children's books

• Englekraft, 2001
• I vilden sky, 2001^[4]
• Himmelfald, 2002^[5]

References

1. 'Clod, Bente (born 1946)', in Claire Buck, ed., Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature, 1992, p. 427
2. Kunststyrelsen.dk List of recipients of the Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris
3. Litteratursiden.dk Bente Clod, Priser og legater
4. Litteratursiden.dk
5. Litteratursiden.dk Bente Clod

External links

• Author's website
• Famous GLTB – Bente Clod