About Marcus Lauesen
Lived 1907 – 1975 (aged 67). Marcus Lauesen was a German and Danish writer and poet.
Marcus Lauesen (born 22 November 1907 in Løjt Kirkeby, Aabenraa; died 14 October 1975 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish writer from the Region of Southern Denmark town of Løjt Kirkeby, a suburb of Aabenraa. He debuted with Guds Gøglere in 1928 and had a breakthrough in 1931 with And Now We Await a Ship , a psychological novel about a shipbuilding family based upon the history of the author's hometown of Aabenraa. He was awarded De Gyldne Laurbær in 1961 for Mother , a novel about his childhood in Løjt Kirkeby.
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Who was Marcus Lauesen?
Danish writer (1907-1975)
When was Marcus Lauesen born?
Marcus Lauesen was born on 22 November 1907 in Løjt Kirkeby.
When did Marcus Lauesen die?
Marcus Lauesen died on 14 October 1975 in Copenhagen.
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Marcus Lauesen was a writer and poet.
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Marcus Lauesen was German and Danish.
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