Klaus Rifbjerg Biography

Klaus Rifbjerg was born in Copenhagen but grew up on the island of Amager in Øresund, on the east coast of Sjælland, the child of two teachers. Later he studied English and literature, in Copenhagen and for a year in the United States.

His breakthrough was in 1958 with the novel “Den kroniske Uskyld”. Since then he has published more than 100 novels as well as short story and novella collections, plays, TV and audio plays, film scripts, children's books, and diaries.