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The 16th century brought the Lutheran Reformation to Denmark and a new period in the nation's literature. Major authors of the time include the humanist Christiern Pedersen, who translated the New Testament into Danish, and Poul Helgesen who vigorously opposed the Reformation. The 16th century also saw Denmark's earliest plays, including the works of Hieronymus Justesen Ranch. The 17th century was an era of renewed interest in Scandinavian antiquities with scholars like Ole Worm at the forefront. Though religious dogmatism was on the rise the passionate hymns of Thomas Kingo transcended the ge ...more

Waist Deep
On the Calculation of Volume III
The Wax Child
On the Calculation of Volume IV
Hide and Seek
Locked In (Department Q, #10)
The Shadow Murders (Department Q, #9)
Døde sjæle synger ikke (Afdeling Q, #11)
Underskud
Eleven Percent
Ude for uden
Skyerne
Om udregning af rumfang V
Styx (En Signe Christiansen og Martin Juncker-krimi, #6)
88%
Smilla's Sense of Snow
On the Calculation of Volume I
Fear and Trembling
The Employees
Out of Africa
The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles, #1)
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Complete Fairy Tales
Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1)
The Copenhagen Trilogy (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3)
Gift (The Copenhagen Trilogy #3)
We, the Drowned
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Kongens fald
The Shamer's Signet (The Shamer Chronicles, #2)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonHunger by Knut Hamsun
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,224 books — 1,251 voters
Katte Hjerter by Karsten BlemJulehjerter i finurlige former by Bo FrydendahlJulehjerte bog  by Red.Johans Julehjerter by Johan Rosenkilde
Julehjerter - Christmas Hearts
4 books — 1 voter

The Little Book of Hygge by Meik WikingThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta MagnussonLagom by Niki BrantmarkNorwegian Wood by Lars MyttingLagom by Linnea Dunne
Scandinavian Lifestyle Books
54 books — 35 voters
Det forsømte forår by Hans ScherfigLykke-Per by Henrik PontoppidanMarie Grubbe by Jens Peter JacobsenVed vejen by Herman BangDen kroniske uskyld by Klaus Rifbjerg
Klassisk dansk litteratur
75 books — 18 voters

We, the Drowned by Carsten JensenSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter HøegOut of Africa by Isak DinesenThe Murder of Halland by Pia JuulSeven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen
Danish Literature - in English
93 books — 40 voters


Meik Wiking
Hygge has been called everything from “the art of creating intimacy,” “coziness of the soul,” and “the absence of annoyance,” to “taking pleasure from the presence of soothing things,” “cozy togetherness,” and my personal favorite, “cocoa by candlelight
Meik Wiking

Helen Russell
There is not truly bad weather, just bad clothes.
Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

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