| Puk Damsgård | |
|---|---|
 Damsgaard at LitteratureXchange Festival in Aarhus, Denmark 2019 | |
| Born | Puk Damsgård Andersen (1978-09-18)18 September 1978 Hammer-Torup, Næstved Municipality, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Biographer journalist writer |
Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author.
Since 2011 she has been the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt.
Education
She has a degree in acting from Holbergs Film + Teaterskole 1999–2001. In 2007 she became a bachelor of Journalism from University of Southern Denmark. Later she has taken master in Arabic.
Career
After finishing her education, she was a journalist at Jyllands-Posten, but quit after a few months.
In 2008 she became a freelance correspondent, reporting on the middle east.
Awards
In 2015 she won the Cavlingprisen for her book Ser du månen, Daniel.
In 2020 she was awarded the Rungstedlund Award.
Bibliography
- Mellem Taleban og fremtiden: en fortælling om de unge i Kabul (2006) ISBN 87-7973-155-4
- På jordomrejse med Galathea 3: vor tids største danske opdagelsesrejse: København-Cape Town (2006) ISBN 87-7692-106-9
- På jordomrejse med Galathea 3: vor tids største danske opdagelsesrejse: Cape Town-København (2007) ISBN 978-87-769-2107-1
- De renes land: kærlighedshistorier fra verdens farligste stat (2009) ISBN 978-87-7692-214-6
- Ulvehjerter: en familiekrønike (2011) ISBN 978-87-400-0038-2
- Hvor solen græder: en fortælling fra Syrien (2014) ISBN 978-87-400-1342-9
- Ser du månen, Daniel: 13 måneder som gidsel hos Islamisk Stat (2015) ISBN 978-87-400-2083-0
- Den sorte kat i Mosul (2017) ISBN 978-87-400-3541-4
- Arabica (2020) ISBN 978-87-400-5366-1
References
- DR 11. februar 2011: Erkan Özden og Puk Damsgård bliver korrespondenter, hentet 24. januar 2021.
- Ud & Se, december 2020, hentet 24. januar 2021.
- DR 11. februar 2011: Erkan Özden og Puk Damsgård bliver korrespondenter, hentet 24. januar 2021.
- Archived 2021-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Ud & Se, december 2020, hentet 24. januar 2021.
- Mette Marie Heinfelt (8 January 2016). "Puk Damsgård modtager Cavlingprisen". DR. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Cavlingprisen 2015 til Puk Damsgård Archived 2021-01-31 at the Wayback Machine, hentet 24. januar 2021.
- https://blixen.dk/pressemeddelelser/en-fortaellingens-mester-puk-damsgaard-modtager-rungstedlundprisen-2020