Puk Damsgård Andersen (born 18 September 1978 in Hammer-Torup, Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish journalist and author.

Puk Damsgård
Damsgaard at LitteratureXchange Festival in Aarhus, Denmark 2019
Born
Puk Damsgård Andersen

(1978-09-18)18 September 1978
NationalityDanish
Occupation(s)Biographer
journalist
writer

Since 2011 she has been the designated Middle East correspondent for Danmarks Radio, based in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

Education

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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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