About the author

Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, Aarhus — 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's literature and youth literature and a teacher. He mainly wrote about the interaction between adult and child. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. In 1969 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Denmark) (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris)

Kirkegaard grew up in Skanderborg just south of Aarhus and many of his stories were inspired by his own childhood experiences there. He also illustrated his own books. On a cold winter night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and could not get up again, after having had too much to drink. He froze to death on location, at just 38 years of age. The street of Ole Lund Kirkegaards Stræde in Skanderborg, is named after him.

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Dragen

En morgen kom Oskar i skole og fortalte, at han havde set en drage nede i bakkerne ved den gamle vand-mølle. Den stod og bed i møllen og så frygtelig ud. LIX: 17
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Edition1
Printed pages32
Publish date26 Dec 2014
Published byGyldendal
Languagedan
ISBN print9788702161922
ISBN epub9788702209471