Ole Lund Kirkegaard
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Ole Lund Kirkegaard was a Danish
writer of children's literature
and youth literature
. He mainly wrote about the interaction between adult
and child
. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero
.
On a cold winter's night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and couldn't get up again. He froze to death where he lay, at just 39 years of age.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
writer of children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
and youth literature
Youth literature
Youth literature may refer to:* Young adult literature* Children's literature...
. He mainly wrote about the interaction between adult
Adult
An adult is a human being or living organism that is of relatively mature age, typically associated with sexual maturity and the attainment of reproductive age....
and child
Child
Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. Some vernacular definitions of a child include the fetus, as being an unborn child. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority...
. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero
Anti-hero
In fiction, an antihero is generally considered to be a protagonist whose character is at least in some regards conspicuously contrary to that of the archetypal hero, and is in some instances its antithesis in which the character is generally useless at being a hero or heroine when they're...
.
On a cold winter's night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and couldn't get up again. He froze to death where he lay, at just 39 years of age.