Trier Mørch, Dea (1941–)

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Trier Mørch, Dea (1941–)

Danish essayist, novelist and illustrator. Name variations: Dea Trier Morch or Trier Moerch. Born Dec 9, 1941, in Copenhagen, Denmark; dau. of an unmarried mother who was an architect; attended art colleges in Eastern Europe; children: 3.

Participated in socialist artist's collective Røde Mor; came to prominence with self-illustrated novel Vinterbørn (1976, Winter's Child, 1986); also wrote Sørgmunter realisme (1968, Realism of Joy and Sorrow), Kastaniealleen (1978, Chestnut Avenue), Den indre (1980, The Inner City), and Aftenstjernen (1982, Evening Star).

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