Johannes V. Jensen

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944 "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style."

Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (almindeligt kendt som Johannes V. Jensen) (20. januar 1873 i Farsø - 25. november 1950 på Østerbro, København) var en dansk forfatter der modtog Nobelprisen i litteratur i 1944.

Han var opvokset i Farsø i Himmerland i et dyrlægehjem med antireligiøse forældre. Han blev lægestuderende på Københavns universitet og arbejdede som journalist ved siden af for at finansiere sine studier. Efter 3 års studier valgte han at skifte karriere og gav sig selv til litteraturen. På det tidspunkt havde han allerede udgivet 12 rom

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