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Puk Damsgård
Danish journalist and author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Education
She has a degree in acting from Holbergs Film + Teaterskole 1999–2001.[2] In 2007 she became a bachelor of Journalism from University of Southern Denmark. Later she has taken master in Arabic.[3]
Career
After finishing her education, she was a journalist at Jyllands-Posten, but quit after a few months.[4]
In 2008 she became a freelance correspondent, reporting on the middle east.[5]
Awards
In 2015 she won the Cavlingprisen for her book Ser du månen, Daniel.[6][7]
In 2020 she was awarded the Rungstedlund Award.[8]
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
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References
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