Books from Denmark
115 popular danish books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
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 amiga de Osito by Else Holmelund Minarik ES
Description:
A finales de los años 50 del siglo pasado, Else Holmelund Minarik y Maurice Sendak comenzaron a publicar los títulos de una serie que, casi 60 años después, sigue conservando el encanto y la ternura de los cuentos de antaño, reforzados por el estilo de los antiguos grabados, aderezados con suaves pátinas de color. “La amiga de Osito” cuenta la ilusión que este entrañable personaje humanizado experimenta al conocer a Emilia, con quien comparte paseos, charlas y fiestas con otros habitantes del bosque, hasta el momento de tristeza en que tienen que separarse al final del verano.
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La señorita Smila y su especial percepción de la nieve by Peter Hoeg, Ana Sofía Pascual ES
Description:
Rigt facetteret spændingsroman om en grønlandsk-dansk kvindes forsøg på at afsløre den forbryderiske baggrund for en lille grønlandsk drengs død i København
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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
Description:
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
Description:
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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Miséricorde by Jussi Adler-Olsen FR
Description:
La quatrième de couverture indique : "Pourquoi Merete Lyyngaard croupit-elle dans une cage depuis des années ? Pour quelle raison ses bourreaux s'acharnent-ils sur la jeune femme ? Cinq ans auparavant, la soudaine disparition de celle qui incarnait l'avenir politique du Danemark avait fait couler beaucoup d'encres. Mais, faute d'indices, la police avait classé l'affaire. Jusqu'à l'intervention des improbables Carl Morck et Hafez el Assad du Département V, un flic sur la touche et son assistant d'origine syrienne. Pour eux, pas de cold case ... Couronné par les prix scandinaves les plus prestig... continue