Jesper Wung-Sung Reads

Name: Jesper Wung-Sung Reads
Start: 2026-10-16T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-16T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Plejerskebygingen

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 · 16:00 — 17:30

Plejerskebygingen, Nykøbing Sj · 75 kr. · ≈ 10 €

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Jesper Wung-Sung Reads · Plejerskebygingen, Nykøbing Sj

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Jesper Wung-Sung Reads Sandøs Rose: Friday 16 October 2026, 16:00–17:30, Plejerskebygingen, Nykøbing Sj. Tickets cost 75 kr.

Author Jesper Wung-Sung visits the reading hall in Plejerskebygningen at Anneberg Kulturpark on Friday, October 16 at 4 p.m. as part of the literature and storytelling festival IND I MØRKET. He discusses his novel 'Sandøs Rose', which was published earlier this year.

About: Jesper Wung-Sung

Since his 1998 debut, the Ærø-born Jesper Wung-Sung has built a body of work exceeding 50 titles - from young-adult novels to adult prose - all marked by a keen eye for human nature and a humour that never tips into cheap laughs. His books have been translated into many languages and earned him prizes including De Gyldne Laurbær and the H.C. Andersen Medal.

50+

publications in total

languages the books are translated into

short story collections published

What's new

2026-05
Jesper Wung-Sung published the young adult novel Dyreforsøg in May 2026 at Politikens Forlag, illustrated by John Kenn Mortensen.
2025-03
The H.C. Andersen Society awarded Wung-Sung the H.C. Andersen Medal in 2025 for the novels Hans Christian and Ungdomsforsøg.
2025-03
The novel Ungdomsforsøg - the second part of the H.C. Andersen duology - was published on 28 March 2025 at Politikens Forlag.

Tracks

En-to-tre-NU!Young adult novel from 2001, adapted into film and for several years the most read novel in the oldest classes at schools across the country

En anden grenFamily saga from 2017 about grandparents' love story - won De Gyldne Laurbær

Kvinde set fra ryggenNovel from 2021 about Ida Ilsted and Vilhelm Hammershøi - nominated for several prizes

Hans ChristianNovel from 2024 about H.C. Andersen's childhood - won the H.C. Andersen Medal

UngdomsforsøgIndependent sequel to Hans Christian, published March 2025

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