Career
Nagel has been described as a Nordic mix of Jean Genet and Henry Miller. His writing is known for its sparkling language, where pain and joy are natural twins. Although his books often have a serious existential focus, a devilish sense of humor is perhaps his most well-known trademark.
Besides being a prolific writer, Carsten Nagel is a clinical psychologist, working with refugees who have suffered trauma and torture.
1978: Kærlighedens stjernetræ (The Love Tree). 1990: Elsk lidt mere – sagde døden (Love A Little More - Said Death).
1991: Saft (Juices). 1993: Skud (Shots). 1998: Horisontale historier (Horizontal Stories).
2003: Når mænd elsker mænd og kvinder elsker kvinder (When Men Love Men And Women Love Women).
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Summary and excerpt of Zehra"s Flight in English.