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En tid med mirakler

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Det, jeg skriver, sætter sig i din bevidsthed. For eksempel en gigantisk flok af spurve, duften af forårsregn, en messingmaskine under jorden, der langsomt driver kontinentalpladerne mod hinanden, et lyn fikseret i et øjeblik mellem dets mystiske ophav i de elektriske sortskyer og dets samtidige ankomst i jorden under os, dets væren begge steder på samme tid, både udspring, afsked, rejse, ankomst og opløsning på samme tid. Sådan er teksten, som det lyn. Jeg skriver det lige nu. Og ligegyldigt hvornår du læser det, er det dette nu, du oplever.”

En tid med mirakler er anden bog i erindringstrilogien, der begyndte med En vej ud af tågen. Det er en bog om den ensomhed, der har fulgt forfatteren hele livet. Et essay om kærlighed og længsel og begær. En dagbog fyldt med fragmenter og drømme, fortællinger og undren og en spirende fejring af livet, som det findes igen efter mange års sorg.

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136 pages, Hardcover

Published September 30, 2022

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Kristian Leth

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Kristian Leth is an award-winning musician, a poet and writer from the Danish Academy and a Prix Italia-winning radio producer and journalist.

As the lead singer of The William Blakes, Kristian Leth has won The Royal Crown Prince and Princess’ Culture Award 2011, as well as two Danish Music Awards. Hailed as one of the defining acts of the Danish indie scene since their debut in 2009, The William Blakes were heralded as “setting new standards” when they burst onto the scene. Their music went on to dominate Danish music radio for several years, with two of the biggest singles ‘Caves and Light’ and ‘The Light (Plane to Spain)’. They have released an album a year since, and are renowned for their live performances, playing Denmark’s biggest festivals and tv shows.

He has released two solo albums and composes scores and soundtracks for films and tv series with his partner Fridolin Nordsø. They got a Danish Academy Nomination for ‘Best Original Song’ for his work on the movie ‘Kidnappet’. Together they also produce music for singers like Oh Land, Coco of Quadron, Jannis from Choir of Young Believers and many more.

He published his first poetry collection in 2002, the same year he graduated from the Danish Academy’s Writer’s School. Since then he has written two more books of poetry, as well as radio drama, fiction short stories and articles for some of Denmark’s biggest papers.

As a radio producer and journalist Kristian Leth was schooled in the Danish National Radio’s talent program, doing hours of live shows, music radio, talk radio and reportage/documentary. Since 2010 he has worked as a freelancer, creating documentaries and music specials for DR P1, DR P2, DR P6 and Radio 24 syv – as well as TV specials and documentaries. His series on Wagner’s Ring won the Prix Italia 2014 as well as the Danish Language Prize and was nominated for a 2014 Prix Europa.

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Profile Image for Erna Juhl.
196 reviews8 followers
January 28, 2023
Dette er anmeldereksemplar. Tak for det til 

”En tid med mirakler” bliver beskrevet som “et essay i dagbogsform”, hvor fortælleren funderer over livets store og små mirakler, eller blot hændelser og tanker. Intet misser fortællerens øje: Alt fra guderne til kærlighed, fødsel og død. Samtidig bliver der namedroppet den ene store (mandlige) forfatter efter den anden, der også i løbet af historien har funderet over samme emner. 

Det virker lidt på mig som om Leth prøver at skrive sig ind i rækken af dem, men for mig bliver det ikke et succesfuldt skriv. Tvært i mod får det form af lidt for private forfatternoter, der skulle udgives fordi… jah… Her er tale om Kristian Leth.

Måske er det i virkeligheden fordi bogen vil for meget på for lidt plads. Den vil skrive om verden og mirakler og alt det i mellem, men det kan man ikke bare gøre på 130 sider. I stedet ender den med at mangle fokus, og bliver en fortælling, der ender med at føles som en klagesang fra en midaldrende mand, der ikke helt stoler på sit værd som kunstner. 

Jeg elsker dog Leths måde at arbejde med sproget og at han fordyber sig i mytologi, hvilket gør, at jeg kan snige ”En tid med mirakler” op på små 🍬🍬🍬 hvilket næsten gør ondt på mig, fordi jeg normalvis elsker Kristian Leths ord.
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128 reviews15 followers
June 17, 2023
Jeg har godt kunne lide Kristian Leths andre bøger, men her bliver jeg lidt fortabt i ord der følger ord men som langsom for mig oplæses til fragmenter jeg ikke bliver fanget ind af men mere mester sin betydning i manglen på forbindelse. Der kastes lidt rundt med forskelligt indhold men jeg føler mig ikke lukket ind.
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