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Sissel-Jo Gazan
Sissel-Jo Gazan (born 20 December , Aarhus[1]) is a Danish biologist and writer who gained wide recognition in for her novel Dinosaurens fjer, translated into English as The Dinosaur Feather.[2][3]
Early life and education
Born on 20 December in Aarhus, Sissel-Jo Gazan is the daughter of the journalist Paul Gazan and the schoolteacher and writer Janne Heigård.[4] Her interest in writing began as a child when she sailed around the Mediterranean with her mother, describing what she saw, first with her mother's help, then on her own.[5] Raised in Aarhus, she attended the Marselisborg Gymnasium where she matriculated in She went on to study at the University of Copenhagen where she earned a Master of Science degree in biology, specializing in the origin of birds among the dinosaurs.[6]
Career
Gazan made her debut as a novelist in with Når man kysser i august (When you kiss in August) which she wrote during a long stay in Lisbon.
Her next two novels were also written during her travels: Et barn for sig (A child of your own, ) while in the Philippines and Vigtigt at vide om Ludmilla (Important to know about Ludmilla, ) on study trips to Hamburg and London. Her works sensitively address topics such as the development of one's identity, grief and love and insights into life and language.[2]
But it was not until that Gazan gained wide recognition with her novel Dinosaurens fjer, translated into English as The Dinosaur Feather which earned her Danmarks Radio's novel prize.[4] A review in the Financial Times described it as a "top-flight thriller that’s poisonous, smart and outrageously entertaining".[3]
More recent works include Svalens Graft (), published in English as The Arc of the Swallow, another thriller covering problems resulting from the commercial interests of Danish immunology ressearch.[2][7] This was followed in by Blækhat (Ink Cap) set in Aarhus in the s, in by Hvide blomster (White Flowers) about a missing teenager on the island of Samsø,[8] and in by Uglens øje (The Owl's Eye), a follow-up to The Dinosaur Feather set in today's Denmark and again involving pharmaceuticals.[2][9]