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English
Oxford University Press
02 December 2014
Series: City Tales
Exploring the many moods of the Danish capital.

From the narrow twisting streets of the old town centre to the shady docklands, this rich anthology captures the essence of Copenhagen and its many faces. Through seventeen tales by some of the very best of Denmark's writers past and present, we travel the length and breadth of the Danish capital examining famous sights from unique perspectives. A guide book usefully informs a new visitor to Copenhagen but these stories allow the reader to experience the city and its history from the inside.

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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 195mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   402g
ISBN:   9780199689118
ISBN 10:   0199689113
Series:   City Tales
Pages:   376
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Hans Christian Andersen: The Water Drop Henrik Pontoppidan: Twice Met Bjarne Reuter: A Tricky Moment Eugen Kluev: To Catch A Dane Dan Turèll: Willasden Tove Ditlevsen: Eggnog Søren Kierkegaard: The Maids Jakob Ejersbo: The Bra Hans Christian Andersen: The Naughty Boy Jan Sonnergaard: Is There Life After Love? Katrine Marie Guldager: A Bench in Tivoli Naja Marie Aidt: As the Angels Fly Benny Anderson: The Trousers Meir Goldschmidt: Nightingale Anders Bodelsen: Amelie's Eyes Karen Blixen: Conversation One Night in Copenhagen Merete Bonnesen: The Night of Great Shared Happiness

Lotte Shankland is a Copenhagener by birth who has lived many years in England. She moves easily between both cultures and languages but this is her first book to capitalize on the connection. Trained as an artist, she has taught widely in schools and the community in County Durham, where she has also founded a family firm to preserve the northern tradition of banner painting.

Reviews for Copenhagen Tales

This collection is a splendid celebration of Copenhagen. It is beautifully produced with an abundance of illustrations, many of them archival photographs, and it contains helpful introductions, notes and an indispensible map. Times Literary Supplement, Paul Binding This collection is a splendid celebration of Copenhagen. It is beautifully produced with an abundance of illustrations, many of them archival photographs, and it contains helpful introductions, notes and an indispensable map. Paul Binding, The Times Literary Supplement Sensitively edited by Helen Constantine and beautifully translated by Lotte Shankland, this eclectic anthology touches on mad kings, deliverance from enemy occupation, and the lot of Jewish-Danish immigrants in the city. Good Book Guide


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