Thorkild Hansen
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Thorkild Hansen (born January 9, 1927; died February 4, 1989) was a Danish novelist known for his Slave Trilogy. He also did works concerning Knut Hamsun and travel writing. In 1971 he won the Nordic Council's Literature Prize.^[1]

Selected Works

• Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-67 (Det lykkelige Arabien, 1962)
• Coast of Slaves (Slavernes kyst, 1967)
• Ships of Slaves (Slavernes skibe, 1968)
• The Way to Hudson Bay: The Life and Times of Jens Munk^[2] (Jens Munk, 1969)
• Islands of Slaves (Slavernes øer, 1970)
• Processen mod Hamsun, 1978 (apparently never translated into english; movie adaptation in 1996 with Max von Sydow in the title role)

References & Notes

1. ^ Michigan State University author bio
2. ^ Also published in english as North West to Hudson's Bay: The Life and Times of Jens Munk

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