Johanne Mygind is a Danish author whose novel *Giftig* draws on her own family's ties to the chemical company Cheminova and the environmental scandal at Høfde 42 on Harboøre Tange. Her grandfather was operations director at the plant, which dumped chemical waste from 1957 onwards. She also wrote the novel *Kærlighedens år*.
Author talk with Johanne Mygind discussing her novel "Giftig", which explores family history, environmental disaster, and questions of ownership over one's own story.
Author Johanne Mygind discusses her novel "Giftig", a family saga exploring environmental disaster, chemical contamination and silence in West Jutland culture.
Two Danish authors discuss their novels exploring how poison - literal and metaphorical - seeps through the welfare state's institutions, families and landscapes.
Author Johanne Mygind discusses her novel "Giftig", a family saga exploring environmental disaster, hidden secrets, and the chemicals that poison both nature and human bonds.
An evening exploring the literary legacy of Danish author Dea Trier Mørch, with writer Pernille Ipsen and novelist Johanne Mygind in conversation at Copenhagen Main Library.
Author Johanne Mygind discusses her novel 'Giftig', exploring her grandfather's role as operations director at Cheminova during one of Denmark's worst environmental disasters.
Novelist Johanne Mygind leads a workshop on transforming family stories into fiction, with writing exercises and feedback for adults.