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Peter H. Fogtdal
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Winner of www.Denmark.net's International Blog Contest, 2009. Updated version, March 2013.
All Danes are blond and gorgeous. And every single of us have a cabin with a view of a lake. No wonder the whole world wants to be Danish, but don't get your hopes up. We're very protective of our gene pool.
You're smart.
You're planning to go to Denmark.
You've always wanted to visit our country because yo... Read more of this blog post »
All Danes are blond and gorgeous. And every single of us have a cabin with a view of a lake. No wonder the whole world wants to be Danish, but don't get your hopes up. We're very protective of our gene pool.You're smart.
You're planning to go to Denmark.
You've always wanted to visit our country because yo... Read more of this blog post »
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The Tsar's Dwarf
by Peter H. Fogtdal (Goodreads Author), Tiina Nunnally — published 2006 — 5 editions |
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Skorpionens hale
— published 2008 |
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Drømmeren fra Palæstina
— published 1998 — 2 editions |
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Lystrejsen: Roman
— published 2002 |
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Flødeskumsfronten
— published 2004 — 2 editions |
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Letmælksprofeten
— published 1995 |
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O Paraíso de Hitler
— published 2001 |
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The Tsar's Dwarf (Literature & Fiction)
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Excerpt of my first novel out in English. It's translated by Tiina Nunnally and is a tragicomic novel about a Danish female dwarf who becomes court jester at Peter The Great's court in San Petersburg in the early 18th century.
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I don't read that many thrillers, so I may not be the right to ask but as far as I'm concerned John Le Carre is still the master. He writ...more " |
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Funny, philosophical, smart, original but a tiny bit too aware of itself. The storytelling suffers a little at taimes. However, this is a great slightly surreal novel about how the ego creates havoc in our lives. |
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I'm in love with Junot Diaz' brilliant prose and sense of humor. Actually, I was totally bowled over by this book for about fifty pages, but after that it just couldn't keep my interest. Still, Junot Diaz's book is a tour de force of narrative styles...more |
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My own next novel is about a devotee's farcical relationship to his Indian guru, so when a Facebook friend told me about KARMA COLA I knew I had to read it. Well, after the first fifty pages I thought this non-fiction book was going to be another pred...more |
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This is one of the three best novels I've ever read. The Magus is enigmatic, beautiful, confusing, and story telling at its best. The word 'masterpiece' is overused, but if you can't use the word masterpiece about this book, the word should be delete...more |
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“I'm going to die. And as if that weren't bad enough, I'm going to die inside a cake.”
― Peter H. Fogtdal, The Tsar's Dwarf
― Peter H. Fogtdal, The Tsar's Dwarf
“I want to take away your sunshine, Lukas. Not because I'm evil but because the sun can't exist without shadows. I want to examine the lie that keeps you afloat--the idea that it's wonderful to be Lukas, that it's splendid to be the tsar's favorite dwarf, that there's nothing better to do than bring crackers to Menshikov like some kind of dog. When does it hurt the most, Lukas? That's what I'd like to know. What hurts you more than anything else? Is it when the tsar mocks you? Or is it when he can't remember your name? Is it when he forgets all about your for a year or two? When are you going to curse Peter Alexeyevich to Hell, Lukas? That's what I'd like to know. I want to get behind that smile of yours, and your clown's heart. And then I'll console you when you fall apart--I'll console you when you realize that you are infinitely unloved.
At that moment I'll be at your side, but no before.
Not a moment before.”
― Peter H. Fogtdal, The Tsar's Dwarf
At that moment I'll be at your side, but no before.
Not a moment before.”
― Peter H. Fogtdal, The Tsar's Dwarf
“In my carpet bag are the mushrooms that I gathered in the woods. With two fingers I pick up a piece and look at it. Then I take a bite and wait for my body to react. Now I'm in a better mood. In a short time I'll be dead. Or alive. I'm not always sure that there's any difference.”
― Peter H. Fogtdal, The Tsar's Dwarf
― Peter H. Fogtdal, The Tsar's Dwarf
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