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H.C. Andersens papirklip er opstået i meget forskellige sammenhænge og til vidt forskellig brug. Nogle af dem fører dybt ind i Andersens sind og fantasiverden, mens andre er opstået i et ledigt øjeblik til underholdning og tidsfordriv. Nogle af dem er raffineret kunst, andre ganske simple.

Deres motivverden svinger mellem det nydelige, det overgivent sjove, det dæmoniske, det uhyggelige og det dybt poetiske.

De enkelte klip præsenteres med en tilhørende kommentar. Det kan være oplysninger om baggrund, eller det kan være et forsøg på fortolkning eller bare almindelig forståelse af det pågældende papirklips "udsagn".

Al tekst i bogen bringes både på dansk og engelsk, hvilket gør den til en oplagt gavebog.

Thomas har en svulst i hjernen og han ved, at han ikke har langt igen, ikke som sig selv. Og Line-Maria har brug for en ordentlig afsked – alt for mange hun har kendt er døde brat. De beslutter sig for at tage til Prag på en sidste rejse, og her skriver de essayet ‘Dear Prudence – en afskedsrejse’. Tom er allerede begyndt at tale dårligere og har mindre energi. Men samværet, byen og regnen liver ham op og de insisterer på at skabe nye minder i den tid de har sammen. Bogen handler om savnet og smerten, men samtidig også om den glæde de har ved hinanden og venskabet. Og på hver deres måde forsøger de at gøre det så godt for den anden som muligt. Bogen indeholder en særlig varme, hvor døden og det legesyge blandes sammen. De to venners selvopfundne kodesprog, deres sproglige tvetydigheder (på dansk og på engelsk.) Thomas kunne pga. af svulsten ikke tale dansk til sidst og derfor er bogen skrevet på henholdsvis dansk og på engelsk. Der er tale om en stærk bog, der giver en sidste stemme til en af dansk litteraturs bedst bevarede hemmeligheder. Forlaget laver i forbindelse med udgivelsen et større arrangement for Thomas og Dear Prudence. På udgivelsesdagen. Der er til bogen skrevet forord af Martin Glaz Serup og Kristian Bang Foss. Blurbs: Dear Prudence is a duet: a true story of friends, both writers, whose voices intertwine to create the most beautiful love story I’ve ever read. Full of delight and gravitas, Dear Prudence is a piece I’ll return to eagerly and often--for its beauty and music, for its joy and its example. I think its readers will feel the same. - Renée Ashley (Prisvindende poet og essayist. Redaktør på ‘The Literary Review’) “An extraordinary portrait of literary friendship, powerfully moving and profoundly wise. Thomas E. Kennedy was one of the English language’s best kept secrets and here is one of the last pieces: by turns vulnerable and generous, brilliant and doubting. Line-Maria Lång is a revelation; she is the sort of writer to whom the future belongs. Together Lång and Kennedy have created a literary duet for the ages.” - Junot Díaz

Der kan ikke herske tvivl om, at Jens Birkemose rummer et enormt kunstnerisk talent. Men hvem er han, og hvordan skal man kategorisere hans kunst, hvis den da overhovedet skal kategoriseres? Det forsøger kunsthistoriker Peter Michael Hornung at give et svar på i denne biografi, der både kommer omkring tiden på musikkonservatoriet og de mange år som udøvende kunstner i Paris. Peter Michael Hornung (f. 1960) er kunsthistoriker og kunstkritiker. Han er uddannet mag.art. i kunsthistorie fra Københavns Universitet i 1981 og har siden 1988 været kunstkritiker ved Politiken. Han er desuden forfatter til flere bøger om kunst og kunstnere.

Den amerikanske arkitekt Louis Kahn (1901-74) har aldrig bygget noget i Danmark. Alligevel er spor af hans arkitektur at finde mange steder i dansk byggeri. Den danske kunstner Asmund Havsteen-Mikkelsen satte sig for at dokumentere Kahns indflydelse i dansk arkitektur på sin Instagram-profil. Det er nu blevet til bogen Louis Kahn i Danmark, der i tekst og foto dokumenterer inspirationen fra Kahn, ligesom bogen også indeholder en kritik af tidens arkitektur.

I "Ekstranummer" fortæller Lars Christensen sin 30-år lange musikerhistorie, der ikke kan klassificeres som succesfuld i den klassiske forstand. Den indeholder hverken berømmelse eller rigdom men derimod en masse slid og slæb for weekend efter weekend at stille op og spille et nyt sted for helt almindelige mennesker.
Og så har han samlet masser af gode historier med på vejen... Lars Christensen (f. 1959) har i flere årtier været aktiv som musiker. Han har spillet bas i en håndfuld bands gennem tiden; senest i powerrocktrioen Wanted, der stadig er aktive.

Villy Damstrup deler ud af sin livserfaring i mere end 100 aforismer om alt fra tilværelsens banaliteter til dens mere komplicerede apsekter. Det hele fremlægges poetisk med en gennemsyrende humor og kløgtighed. Det gælder både den danske, engelske og tyske version, som alle fremgår i bogen. Villy Damstrup (1933-2008) var en dansk forfatter, foredragsholder og sømand. Gennem sit liv rejste Damstrup verden tynd, både i professionelt øjemed, men særligt på sit træskib KYRI.

Jette Bang er kun 22 år, da hun i 1936 rejser til Grønland med ønsket og ambitionen om at dokumentere det liv, der her leves. Hun bryder med den tids traditionelle måde at fotografere fremmede folkeslag på og tilfører repræsentationen af Grønland helt nye dimensioner. Hun viser sider af landet, som ikke før har været skildret i samme grad: billeder af kvinder, børn og dagligliv. Jette Bangs fotografier udstråler et sjældent, intenst nærvær, uanset motiv. Hendes beundring for og kærlighed til det menneskelige liv og den natur, hun oplever i Grønland, kommer til udtryk gennem lys, former og kompositioner i hendes motiver. Elementer, der udvider fotografierne til kunstværker. Leise Johnsen fortæller her om Jette Bangs liv og betydningen af hendes enestående dokumentation, og så har hun udvalgt 85 af hendes fabelagtige fotografier.

Followed by close to a million people on Instagram, and more than five million on Facebook, Benjamin Lasnier is without a doubt Denmark's most coveted guy on social media. But what is his secret? How did he get this popular? And most importantly, why did he do it? This book takes you all up and close to Benjamin the social media whizz, the artist, and the idol, whose fans can be found throughout the whole world. Benjamin shares details about everyday life, love, secrets, future plans, music and dreams - and as an extra treat you get lots of new photos that has never been shown before

The World Community is facing serious challenges, and the United Nations is more important than ever before.

Mogens Lykketoft and Mette Holm both grew up with parents who had experienced the German occupation in Denmark during WWII and feared a new world war. In the UN, they found hope of a world that could cooperate on peace, development and respect for human rights. This was part of the couple’s ballast when they ventured to the UN Headquarters New York in the summer of 2015; they are keenly aware that you cannot solve the world’s problems by isolating yourself or by interacting only with the people, with whom you agree the most.

After 15 months’ service at the UN, the couple give an engaged and inspiring account of their work as President and ‘First Lady’ respectively of the UN 70th General Assembly. Also, they give an introduction to the UN, its special action areas and point to the future and future challenges of international cooperation.

One day at the age of 17 Soren Holmgren dropped a Yatzy dice on the floor. But he couldn't see it even though it was right in front of him. The verdict was tough and clear; He was turning blind, and all of a sudden he realized that he would never be able to fulfill his dreams - or would he? He had never been any good at ball games but that changed and with his team he won two times Olympic gold in Goalball, a ball game specifically for blind people. He had a dream to work with sales and relations so he picked up the phone and got an interview at IBM. After his first year he won the honor of being their most selling newhire in the entire Europe, Middle East and Africa. He found the love of his life and today they have two daughters. Søren Holmgren chose to take up the challenge instead of accepting incapacity benefit as a very young man. He has embraced his blindness and chosen to look at the bright side of life. Soren Holmgren's book is about creating success in life. About how tools and strategies from the world of sport, mixed with targeted motivation and improvements in processes, can lead to success just when the challenge may seem like an insurmountable obstacle for the individual. Readers are presented with the tools Soren Holmgren took advantage of in elite sport, and which he now uses in both his daily work and in his personal life. All seasoned with both dramatic and humorous stories about life as a blind man.

In 1991 René Nielsen thought that he had life under control. His career as a major league handball player looked more promising than ever, his job was on track, and he had moved in with the woman of his dreams. But one night in April René’s life was suddenly and savagely pulled apart. That night he lost both his legs in an inexplicable train accident. With rare perseverance he fought his way out of bitterness. In spite of the accident he chased his dream and became one of Denmark’s premier athletes. But according to René Nielsen life’s great battles are not fought in the field, but inside yourself.

 Some of René’s strength can paradoxically be ascribed to a tough childhood, but also to a strong marriage with his high school sweetheart Helle, who is unfailing in her love for René – with and without his legs.
 
Half a Man – a Whole Person is an immensely compelling, life-affirming, and very personal story about how a man and a human being may find himself and move on with life even if the unthinkable happens.
 

In 2013 we celebrate Kierkegaard’s 200th birthday with this magnificent guide from one of the most acclaimed Danish Kierkegaard experts.

There are many reasons why Kierkegaard is outrageously hard to read. By virtue of the originality of his genious Kierkegaard’s authorship is a universe apart. There are many ways one can try to penetrate it, and can naturally also do so on one’s own. But when you come to a strange country it is always wise to start off by seeking the help of a guide, who is familiar both with the roads and with the sights, that is, a kind of orienting introduction which can smooth the further passage on one’s own.
That is what this book wishes to be. Thereforeit is not addressed to the specialist, and even though I have written it going from my personal conception of the matter its errand is not to contribute to any debate. It offers its services to all who wish to try to get inside the Kierkegaardian world of ideas. Going from the insight I think I have arrived at, I offer it as a key to that singular universe.
- Johannes Sløk