Helle Helle

Helle Helle (b. 1965) is a graduate of the Danish Academy of Creative Writing and the author of a number of novels as well as two collections of short fiction. She is one of Scandinavia’s most original writers, with a career spanning three decades, from her debut Example of Life (1993) to her most recent novel, Hafni Says, published to rave reviews in 2023.

Helle Helle’s breakthrough novel, Rødby-Puttgarden (2005), was awarded the Danish Critics’ Prize for Literature. Since then, she has received her native country’s highest literary accolades, including the Per Olov Enquist Prize, the Golden Laurels of the Danish Booksellers’ Association, the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy, and the Holberg Medal. She has also been nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize twice. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.