war with Prussia in 1864 (the Second War of Schleswig) as background, tells the tragic love story of a young girl on the island of Als. Stuk (Stucco, 1887) recounts a young man's love affair that is fading away without any real explanation, against the background of the "Gründerzeit" of Copenhagen and its superficial modernization and economic speculation. In Ludvigsbakke (1896) a young nurse squanders her love on a spineless childhood friend, who eventually deserts her, in order to save his estate by marrying a rich heiress. Some of his books, including Tina and Katinka (English titles), have been translated into many languages and filmed. Bang's 1902 novel Mikaël, based on the life of Auguste Rodin, proved especially popular for adaptations in the silent era, having been made into two films: 1916's The Wings, directed by Mauritz Stiller, and 1924's Michael, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Bang's works earned him renown as a leading European impressionist writer. Bang's last years were embittered by persecutions and declining health. He traveled widely in Europe, and during a lecture tour of the United States he was taken ill on the train and died in Ogden, Utah. References Notes Sources Further reading Heede, Dag et alii (eds.): Livsbilleder: Fotografiske portrætter af Herman Bang. Syddansk universitetsforlag, Odense. 2014. External links 1857 births 1912 deaths 19th-century Danish novelists 20th-century Danish novelists Gay journalists Gay novelists Danish gay writers Danish LGBT novelists Danish LGBT journalists People from Sønderborg Municipality Burials at Vestre Cemetery, Copenhagen Danish male novelists 20th-century Danish male writers 19th-century Danish journalists 20th-century Danish journalists