Peter Øvig Knudsen (Born 9 October 1961 in Holme, Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish Journalist and Author.

Peter Øvig Knudsen
Photo: Simon Klein Knudsen
Born(1961-10-09)9 October 1961
Holme, Aarhus, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Biographer
journalist
writer
film director

He is educated from the Danish School of Media and Journalism in 1987.[1] He has previously worked for 'Månedsbladet Press', Dagbladet Information, Weekendavisen, and Danmarks Radio.

Since 2003 he has worked full time as a non-fiction author and film-maker.

In 2003 together with Morten Henriksen he directed the documentary Med ret til at dræbe based on the books; Efter drabet og Birkedal. In 2004 he won the Robert Award for Best Documentary Feature for the movie.[1][2]

In 2007 he won the Cavlingprisen for his book series Blekingegadebanden on the maoist criminal group The Blekinge Street Gang.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Er du da sindssyg (1987)
  • Børn skal ikke lege under fuldmånen (1995)
  • Min generation (1997)
  • Passioner (1998)
  • Efter drabet: beretninger om modstandskampens likvideringer (2001)
  • Hilsner fra klovnen, roman (2003)
  • Birkedal (2004)
  • Blekingegadebanden 1. Den danske celle, ISBN 978-87-02-04369-3, (2007)
  • Blekingegadebanden 2. Den hårde kerne, ISBN 978-87-02-05906-9, (2007)
  • Blekingegadebanden, samlet udvidet udgave, ISBN 978-87-02-07363-8, (2008)
  • Hippie 1 – Tre år og 74 dage der forandrede Danmark (2011)
  • Hippie 2 – Den sidste sommer (2012)
  • Nakkeskuddet – Og andre historier om at beskrive virkeligheden (2014)
  • BZ – Et familiedrama (2016)
  • Min mor var besat – Da jeg mødte depressionens dæmon (2019)
  • Jeg er hvad jeg husker (2021)
  • Dem, der ikke tier (2023)

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