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''' Erik Christian Haugaard ''' ( | ''' Erik Christian Haugaard ''' (1923-2009) was a Danish American novelist. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. When the Nazis invaded Denmark in 1940, he fled to the United States, serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a writer of books for young adults, he | Born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. When the Nazis invaded Denmark in 1940, he fled to the United States, serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a writer of books for young adults, he received many awards, as well as for his translation of Hans Christian Andersen's ''Fairy Tales and Stories'' (1978). | ||
Many of Haugaard stories tell the experience of a child who comes to age at a time of turmoil and stress, due to war, loss of family, hunger, and danger. The story of Masada provides a perfect setting for such a story. | |||
==Works on Second Temple Judaism== | ==Works on Second Temple Judaism== | ||
====Novels==== | ====Novels==== | ||
*[[The Rider and His Horse (1968 Haugaard), novel]] | *[[The Rider and His Horse (1968 Haugaard), novel]] | ||
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[[Category:Danish Authors|1923 Haugaard]] | [[Category:Danish Authors|1923 Haugaard]] | ||
[[Category:American|Haugaard]] | [[Category:American|1923 Haugaard]] | ||
[[Category:American Authors|1923 Haugaard]] | [[Category:American Authors|1923 Haugaard]] | ||
[[Category:American Novelists|1923 Haugaard]] | [[Category:American Novelists|1923 Haugaard]] | ||
[[Category:Born in the 1920s|*1923 Haugaard]] | [[Category:Born in the 1920s|*1923 Haugaard]] | ||
Revision as of 08:40, 4 January 2011
Erik Christian Haugaard (1923-2009) was a Danish American novelist.
Biography
Born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. When the Nazis invaded Denmark in 1940, he fled to the United States, serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force. As a writer of books for young adults, he received many awards, as well as for his translation of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales and Stories (1978).
Many of Haugaard stories tell the experience of a child who comes to age at a time of turmoil and stress, due to war, loss of family, hunger, and danger. The story of Masada provides a perfect setting for such a story.