Anders Westenholz became a student in 1955, and a psychologist in 1969. From 1969-76 he was employed by Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening. He's been included in the prestigious Danish book of biographies, Kraks Blå Bog. He's been granted financial support or backing from Statens Kunstfond eight times throughout his career as a writer. In 1974 he received the RAIPrix Italia for his radio playSkriget fra Golgatha. In 1981 he received Gyldendals Boglegat and in 1988 Johannes Ewalds Legat.
His works
Anders Westenholz' works are generally divided into four groups: works of fiction, works on psychology, biographical works on Danish Sumatrarubber plantation manager Vilhelm Jung and works on his own famous great aunt Karen Blixen's life and works. He is credited as the ideas man behind two episodes of the popular Danish TV-series Huset på Christianshavn, namely #64, Karlas kald, scripted by Karen Smith and #68, Dagen efter dagen derpå, scripted by Henning Bahs. As a writer of fiction he has written poetry, short stories, novels and plays, and in genres he has dealt with both social realism and the fantastic. During his authorship he has experimented a lot with genres and languagestructures, which led famous Danish writer and critic Poul Borum to write about him in a review: "Anders Westenholz is difficult to read, but worth every effort". It's the fantastic genres that dominate Anders Westenholz' authorship, and he is one of the first Danish writers to seriously deal with fantasy, and he has also touched upon new age as a genre. And not just with youngsters, who he sometimes writes to, as a target group. Together with for instance Erwin Neutzsky-Wulff he is among the few Danish writers to write fantastic literature for mature readers. Apart from his work as a writer of his own accord, Anders Westenholz has also worked as a translator. In this regard he will probably be best known for his translations of the American D&D-related fantasy seriesDragonLanceChronicles and DragonLance Legends by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman as well as a number of works by Stephen King among others.
Den glemte abe: mand og kvinde hos Karen Blixen, 1985
The Power of Aries: myth and reality in Karen Blixen's life, Louisiana State University Press, 1987; translated from Danish: Kraftens horn: myte og virkelighed i Karen Blixens liv, published in 1982
Works on Vilhelm Jung
Sådan gik det til, biography, 1988 - with Vilhelm Jung
Det var det, biography, 1989 - with Vilhelm Jung
Så er det nok, biography, 1990 - with Vilhelm Jung
Other works
Kolde Fødder, play, never printed, 1974
Det er absolut relativt: føre og uføre i moderne fysik, sciencecritique, 2001
