Ida Jessen

Jessen was nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize[1] and has won several awards for her work.

in History of Literature and Communication from Aarhus University in 1990.

She made her literary debut in 1989 with her first collection of short stories Under Sten (Under Stones) and has written a number of novels and short story collections for both children and adults.

Jessen has translated a number of authors from Norwegian and English into Danish, including Alice Munro, Marilynne Robinson, Lars Saabye Christensen, and Karin Fossum.

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