C.V. for Nina Rasmussen

Born 060842 in Copenhagen.

Educated at the School of Arts and Crafts 1958-62 as textile designer.

Son Max born in 1963.

1967 working with experimental theatre-group Ry Teater, Vesterbrogade 110 (Spillehuset)

1969 Founded with two friends the street, action and stage-theatre-group Solvognen. Mainly contributing as writer, but also as actor and scenographer untill 1980.

1970 - 73 Worked at a home for young drug-addicts (Ungdomsklinikens døgncenter at Nørrebro)
1973-1980 scenographer for several professional theatre-groups. Fiolteateret, Banden og Rimfaxe.

1974, January. Moved to the "Free-state" Christiania in Copenhagen

Son Emil born 1975 and daughter Ida born 1979

1979 July. Moved out of Christiania

1982. The threatre-group Solvognen was dissolved.

Since then I have been a full-time travel-writer.

Togehter with husband Hjalte Tin I have co-authored five books:

Held og lykke, Gyldendal 1983
Sommer hele året, Gyldendal 1986
Hos fremmede venner, Gyldendal 1989
Fra Cape til Cairo, Gyldendal 1994
Rejsen til landet der ikke findes, Rosinante 2004

I am the solo-author of four books

Som en albansk jomfru, Gyldendal 1996
Alene i Iran, Rosinante 1998
Himalaya i sigte, Rosinante 1999
Solvognen, Rosinante 2002

1989 I received with Hjalte Tin the Adventurers Club's Travel-award.
1999 I received The Writer's Union's award for the book "Alene i Iran"
I have been awarded a price from Litteraturr det for my autobiography "Solvognen".

I am a member of Danish Pen, and The Adventurers Club.