Mikaelsen, Ben

Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.

(1952-    ) Bolivian-born Danish author, in the US from an early age, who work consists mostly of Young Adult novels; Countdown (1996), which is set in the Near Future, explores culture tensions and personal growth through initially disputatious conversations between a young astronaut and an African lad aspiring to a compassionate life. [JC]

Ben Mikaelsen

born La Paz, Bolivia: 1952

works

• Countdown (New York: Atheneum, 1996) [hb/Dan Brown]

links

• Ben Mikaelsen
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database

previous versions of this entry

• Internet Archive