Books from Denmark
112 popular danish books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Denmark.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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La Visita de Osito by Else Holmelund Minarik ES
Description:
“La visita de Osito” narra el día en que el pequeño protagonista de esta serie va a ver a Abuela Oso y Abuelo Oso, con quienes disfruta escuchando sus historias. El tono coloquial y la espontaneidad de los diálogos, la inocencia y los buenos modales por parte de Osito, junto con la complicidad de los abuelos, son aspectos esenciales en el texto, que transmite ternura y empatía. Los cuentos que Abuela Oso y Abuelo Oso le cuentan a Osito se presentan como relatos independientes, que se suman al capítulo de introducción y al simpático desenlace de la visita. La habilidad narrativa de Else Holmelu... continue
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Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik EN
Description:
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
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Lucky Per by Henrik Pontoppidan EN
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A true neglected classic, this sweeping 1904 novel is a Modernist masterpiece and arguably "the great Danish novel"-- but is only newly available in English. Lucky Per is a bildungsroman about the ambitious son of a clergyman who rejects his faith and flees his restricted life in the Danish countryside for the capital city. Per is a gifted young man who arrives in Copenhagen believing that "you had to hunt down luck as if it were a wild creature, a crooked-fanged beast . . . and capture and bind it." Per's love interest, a Jewish heiress, is both the strongest character in the book and one of ... continue
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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors, Misha Hoekstra EN
Description:
Sonja's over forty, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's learning to drive. She's joined a meditation group. And she's attempting to reconnect with her sister. But Sonja would rather eat cake than meditate. Her driving instructor won't let her change gear. And her sister won't return her calls. Sonja's mind keeps wandering back to the dramatic landscapes of her childhood - the singing whooper swans, the endless sky, and getting lost barefoot in the rye fields - but how can she return to a place that she no longer recognises? And how can... continue
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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors EN
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Mirror, shoulder, signal is a poignant, sharp-witted tale of one woman's journey in search of herself when there's no one to ask for directions.
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Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Høeg EN
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"One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop. The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiah's neighbour, Smilla, suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth, following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow."--Cover.
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Miss Smilla's Feeling of Snow by Peter Høeg EN
Description:
She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime... It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps ... continue
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From the acclaimed author of The Employees, a radical, funny, and mercilessly honest novel about motherhood. After giving birth, Anna is utterly lost. She and her family move to the unfamiliar, snowy city of Stockholm. Anxiety threatens to completely engulf Anna, who obsessively devours online news and compulsively orders clothes she can’t afford. To avoid sinking deeper into her depression, she forces herself to read and write. My Work is a novel about the unique and fundamental experience of giving birth, mixing different literary forms—fiction, essay, poetry, memoir, and letters—to explore ... continue