Christian Kampmann

Christian Peter Georg Kampmann (July 24, 1939 in Hellerup - September 13, 1988 on Læsø) was a Danish writer and journalist. His novels is mainly about the middle and upper classes in the post war time and up until the 1980s. The books is mainly about people who has some problems finding their place in the world and their feelings, e.g. homosexuality. Kampmann was homosexual himself, although he was married to Therese Herman Koppel for many years and had two children. In 1988, he was killed at his beach house on Læsø by his colleague and lover Jens Michael Schau.

Books

• Blandt venner (1962), Short story collection
• Al den snak om lykke (1963), His first novel
• Ly (1965), Short story collection
• Sammen (1967), novel
• Uden navn (1969), novel
• Nærved og næsten (1969), novel
• Vi elsker mere (1970), Short story collection
• Pinde til en skønskrivers ligkiste (1971)
• En tid alene (1972), novel
• Familien Gregersen-sagaen:
  • Visse hensyn (1973)
  • Faste forhold (1974)
  • Rene linjer (spring 1975)
  • Andre måder (fall 1975)
• Fornemmelser, trilogy:
  • Fornemmelser (1977)
  • Videre trods alt (1979)
  • I glimt (1980)
• Skilles og mødes (1992), novel released after his death

Persondata
Name	Kampmann, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	Writer, journalist
Date of birth	1939-07-24
Place of birth	Hellerup, Denmark
Date of death	1988-09-13
Place of death	Læsø, Denmark