Ib Michael (born 1945 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish novelist and poet. His writing style has been described as magic realism.
He attended the University of Copenhagen, where he studied Central American and Indian Language and Culture. Michael is the author of the works "Kejserfortællingen" (The Tiger's Tale), "Kilroy, Kilroy", "Vanillepigen" (The Vanilla Girl), "Den tolvte rytter" (The Midnight Soldier), "Brev til månen" (Letter to the Moon), and "Prins" (Prince). He has won numerous awards, including the Otto Gelsted Prize in 1978, The Booksellers Club Golden Laurel in 1990, The Danish Author Association Peace Prize in 1991, and the Grand Prize of the Danish Academy in 1994.
"Hér, på næsten et halvt århundredes afstand af begivenhederne, har jeg stadig intet fortrudt. Men jeg vedgår, at jeg kom længere ud, end jeg dybest set kunne bunde. I Hjortelandet prøvede jeg at bestige et bjerg, uden hverken udstyr eller den fornødne erfaring på det felt. Jeg ville bare skyde genvej, og det havde nær kostet mig livet".
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