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Thomas Boberg (born 1960) made his debut with the collection of poems Hvæsende på mit øjekast [Spitting upon my Glance] in 1984 and has since published 12 additional collections of poetry, most recently Gæstebogen [The Guest Book] in 2007. He has also authored a trilogy of travelogues: Sølvtråden [The Silver Thread] (1996), Americas [Americas] (1999) and Invitation til at rejse [Invitation to Travel] (2003). In 2006 he published a collection of modern travelling accounts entitled Under uret [Beneath the Clock]. Thomas Boberg is the recipient of numerous awards including Morten Nielsen’s Memorial Grant, the Otto Gelsted Prize and the Johannes Ewald Award. He has previously been nominated for the Nordic Council’s Literature Prize. Foreign publishers: Norway/Aschehoug, Spain/Editorial Nido de Cuervos