Career
He has written 12 novels in Danish. Three have been translated into French, two into Portuguese, and one into English. In Denmark he is known for writing novels with a spiritual, mystical or humorous slant.
In 2001 this novel was named one of the three best novels of the year by the biggest Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Fogtdal shares his time between Portland, Oregon and Copenhagen, Denmark. Novel in English: The Tsar"s Dwarf (2008, Translated by Tiina Nunnally.
() Selected novels in Danish: Drømmeren fra Palæstina (1998, {L&R} Flødeskumsfronten (2001, {L&R} Zarens dværg (2006, {L&R} Skorpionens hale (2008, {Gyldendal}.
