De Gyldne Laurbær

Hanne-Vibeke Holst award winner 2008

Carsten Jensen, award winner 1996

Klaus Rifbjerg, award winner 1966

De Gyldne Laurbær (English: The Golden Laurel) (earlier: Boghandlernes Gyldne Laurbær) is a Danish literature award, which was established in 1949. The award is handed by the The Committee De Gyldne Laurbær, formerly Boghandlerklubben (The Bookshops' Club). The prize is given annually in February or March.^[1] Originally the award was a laurel wreath, a golden pin with an inscription, some money and a book gift worth 2500 DKK. Today the award is a laurel wreathe, a diploma and a book gift worth 2500 DKK. The award is handed at a ceremony arranged by the publishing house which has published the winning book and by the Committee De Gyldne Laurbær. Early in January every year the committee sends out ballot to all the Danish bookshops, which then give their vote for a Danish book which was published the year before. An author can only win The Golden Laurel once in a lifetime, so the bookshops can not vote for an author who has already won the prize once before. The winner is usually one of the bestsellers among the Danish books. On the day when it is decided who wins the Golden Laurel, the president of the Committee of The Golden Laurel informs the winner about the award, while journalists follow the event.^[2]

Recipients of De Gyldne Laurbær

2010s

• 2015 – Jesper Stein for the novel Aisha
• 2014 – Sara Blædel for the novel Kvinden de meldte savnet
• 2013 – Anne-Cathrine Riebnitzsky for the novel Forbandede yngel ^[3]
• 2012 – Kim Leine for the novel Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden
• 2011 – Helle Helle for the novel Dette burde skrives i nutid ^[4][5]
• 2010 – Jussi Adler-Olsen for the novel Journal 64

2000s

• 2009 – Ida Jessen for the novel Børnene
• 2008 – Hanne-Vibeke Holst for Dronningeofret
• 2007 – Jens Smærup Sørensen for Mærkedage
• 2006 – Knud Romer for Den som blinker er bange for døden
• 2005 – Morten Ramsland for Hundehoved
• 2004 – Christian Jungersen for Undtagelsen
• 2003 – Jette A. Kaarsbøl for Den lukkede bog
• 2002 – Jakob Ejersbo for Nordkraft
• 2001 – Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen for Riber Ret
• 2000 – Anne Marie Løn for Kærlighedens rum

1990s

• 1999 – Svend Åge Madsen for Genspejlet
• 1998 – Jens Christian Grøndahl for Lucca
• 1997 – Jane Aamund for Colorado drømme
• 1996 – Carsten Jensen for Jeg har set verden begynde
• 1995 – Henrik Nordbrandt for Ormene ved himlens port
• 1994 – Jørn Riel
• 1993 – Peter Høeg for De måske egnede
• 1992 – Lise Nørgaard for Kun en pige
• 1991 – Leif Davidsen for Den sidste spion
• 1990 – Peter Seeberg for Om fjorten dage

1980s

• 1989 – Ib Michael for Kilroy, Kilroy
• 1988 – Bjarne Reuter
• 1987 – Martha Christensen for Dansen med Regitze
• 1986 – Paul Hammerich for Lysmageren
• 1985 – Helle Stangerup for Christine
• 1984 – Cecil Bødker for Marias Barn. Drengen and Marias Barn. Manden
• 1983 – Dorrit Willumsen
• 1982 – Kirsten Thorup
• 1981 – Suzanne Brøgger for Tone
• 1980 – Tage Skou-Hansen

1970s

• 1979 – Johannes Møllehave
• 1978 – Vita Andersen for Hold kæft og vær smuk
• 1977 – Ebbe Kløvedal Reich
• 1976 – Dea Trier Mørch
• 1975 – Bo Bramsen
• 1974 – Benny Andersen
• 1973 – Anna Ladegaard
• 1972 – Christian Kampmann
• 1971 – Henrik Stangerup for Løgn over løgn
• 1970 – Leif Panduro

1960s

• 1969 – Inger Christensen for Det
• 1968 – Anders Bodelsen
• 1967 – Jens Kruuse
• 1966 – Klaus Rifbjerg
• 1965 – Thorkild Hansen
• 1964 – Erik Aalbæk Jensen
• 1963 – Jakob Bech Nygaard
• 1962 – Poul Ørum
• 1961 – Marcus Lauesen
• 1960 – Palle Lauring

1950s

• 1959 – Willy-August Linnemann
• 1958 – Frank Jæger
• 1957 – Halfdan Rasmussen
• 1956 – Karl Bjarnhof
• 1955 – Tove Ditlevsen
• 1954 – Tom Kristensen
• 1953 – Aage Dons
• 1952 – Karen Blixen
• 1951 – Jacob Paludan
• 1950 – H.C. Branner

1940s

• 1949 – Martin A. Hansen

References

External links

• List of recipients of the prize De Gyldne Laurbær on Boghandlerklubben.dk