Background
Ole grew up in Skanderborg just south of Aarhus and many of his stories were inspired by his own childhood experiences there.
Ole grew up in Skanderborg just south of Aarhus and many of his stories were inspired by his own childhood experiences there.
The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. On a cold winter night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and could not get up again. He froze to death on location, at just 38 years of age.
The street of Ole Lund Kirkegaards Stræde in Skanderborg, is named after him.