Jens Christian Grøndahl

About

Jens Christian Grøndahl is a Danish author born on 9 November 1959 in Lyngby, who trained as a film director at the National Danish Film School before turning to fiction. His debut novel appeared in 1985, and he has since published more than 40 books - novels, essays, children's books and plays - read as widely in France, the Netherlands and Belgium as in Denmark. His prose returns repeatedly to love, memory and existential solitude, and international critics have compared him to Chekhov and Camus. Among his many awards are De Gyldne Laurbær, the Isak Dinesen Prize and the French order Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

40+

published books (novels, essays, drama, etc.)

35+

countries where the novels have been published

30+

languages into which the works have been translated

What's new

2025-10
Grøndahl's jubilee novel 'At velsigne et liv' was published on October 9, 2025 by Gyldendal and marks his 40 years as an author.
2025-10
The newspaper Information reviewed 'At velsigne et liv' and highlighted Grøndahl's ability to bring the religious aspect of existence to the fore in the novel.
2024-09
The love novel 'Noget tabt i mørket' was published in September 2024 by Gyldendal.
2022-09
The novel 'Fra i nat sover jeg på taget' was published in September 2022 and was received with glowing reviews.
2017
Grøndahl received the Isak Dinesen Prize in 2017.