Carsten Jensen is a Danish author and political columnist. He was born on 24 July 1952 in Marstal. He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken. His novels, including I Have Seen the World Begin, deal with knowledge of the world. For this novel he won the Danish booksellers award De Gyldne Laurb�r in 1996. Jensen's latest work is the novel Vi, de druknede, a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal. In 2009 he was awarded the Olof Palme Prize. In 2012 he was awarded the S�ren Gyldendal Prize. 

July 24th, 1952 in Marstal Municipality (Age 72)