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This thread is mostly for my sweet friend who loves the green rocky country with the strange celtic language, but other members are more than welcome too! So Liam, Get comfy with a cup of tea, click the link below and enjoy these wonderful photos from Wales! :) Hugs from the old viking...

I want to inform you and warn you about Eric's posting. Lately I have noticed that Eric has been twisting the truth, posted lies and failed to respect other members on this forum. This has been going on in the thread about Norway and most recently the thread about England burning. I believe...

Stewart, What has happened to the thread about writers from Catalonia?

I sit here a bit drunk after my exam in English Literature + History! I got the second best grade! :) Maybe you call it A minus or B plus, I don't know. when I was studing for the exam with a fellow student we did not think that we would ge examined in Beckett's "Waiting for Godot". But...

Sweetie pie, Where have you been the last couple of days? Hope it takes more than me telling you have gone too far, to make you go into hiding. We need our young sweet sassy guy from Brooklyn! So get your ass back here! :) xx

My inbox is empty now, so those who have tried to contact me should be able to again, if their own inbox also has room etc. Flower

In about one hour they are showing Lars von Trier's film "Anti-Christ" on TV here in Denmark. I have not seen the film yet but know that it should be somewhat violent. What shall I expect? (Im suppose to be studying but feel I should take this chance to see the film when its aired on national...

In class at Uni the teacher introduced us to a sort of skeleton of a story which I believed was based on Shakespeare's plays. You have the Protagonist/Main character and then there are others who relate to this person. Antagonist (the villian) + Confidant + Foil (the opposit/contrast the...

Here in Denmark a new literature debate program started last night. 4 homeless people are discussing and doing the analysing! :) The first show was aired last night but I forgot and shall watch it online instead. It sounds rather interesting though. Read article from Danish newspaper...

The Danish film director Susanne Bier won an Oscar for her film "Hævnen", English title "In a better world". :) Here is the beautiful director:

Mercè Rodoreda wrote "The Time of the Doves" in 1980 but the story is about a simple naive girl getting traumatised by the civil war in Barcelona, Spain. It is not about a rich upper class intellectual girl dealing with effects of the war. Or even a political girl getting involved and living an...

Jussi Adler-Olsen is a Danish crime writer. These days his books are selling very well in Germany, something like 16.000 per day. He is being translated into I do not how many languages at the moment. 24 countries have the rights to sell his books now. Not long ago there was a long interview...

Lately I have been writing about Scandinavian film and books in many different threads and about Danish films in particular in this thread: http://www.worldliteratureforum.com/forum/showthread.php/37963-Jo-Nesb%C3%B8-The-Snowman So I thought we might as well have a thread about Scandinavian...

Earlier this year I read Geert Mak's book "Century of my father" and enjoyed it. Now his book "Europe" has been translated into Danish. You can find an English translation on Amazon...

I have just started reading "The collected stories of Katherine Mansfield" and thought she deserved a thread of her own. Right now I have almost finished "Prelude" and have noticed several qualities about her writing. The change of perspectives from several characters, the stream of...

Vicor Klemperer's book "LTI" (Lingua Tertii Imperii) language of the third reich, has just been translated into Danish. http://www.amazon.com/Language-Third-Reich-Imperii-Continuum/dp/0826491308/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 From Amazon: Victor Klemperer (1881-1960) was Professor of French Literature...

Over here the literature festivals are usually in the summer and autumn and I try to attend if there are any interesting authors showing up. I missed Karl Ove Knausg?rd the other week, but managed to get tickets to see Herta M?ller and A.S. Byatt this autumn. I bought some tickets for my son...

I have recently read a good review of A.S. Byatt's latest novel "The children's book" but have never read her myself before. Anyone read her books and care to share their experience? A S Byatt - Home

Being a Dane I reckon I should be the one to start the thread about Danish literature. Usually Danish authors get translated into Swedish and Norwegian first and then German, French, English etc etc. Here is a great link if you have come across a Danish author and want to know which...

The Danish author Kim Leine has written 3 books. His first one is called "Kalak" and holds such themes as Greenland, religion, abuse and postcolonialism. ****0 Part of my review: Read the rest at Book Reviews | Bookbabble - book news and podcast for booklovers everywhere!