Literature/Poetry

Monographs ||

DEN FORTSATTE TEKST (The Continuous Text).

Author: Kirkeby, Per
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish
Year Published: 1982
No. of pages: 80
Illustrations: none Color Illustrations. none B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 9”x6”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8741854438
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 6262

Price: $35.00

Cover is original lithograph

DINESEN, ISAK (Karen Blixen): HER LIFE IN PICTURES.

Author: Selborn. Clara
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 1994
No. of pages: 231
Illustrations: 249 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 10”x 8”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8789712048
Biblio/Bio: Bio. Index.
Code: 2431

Price: $55.00

As long as she lived, Karen Blixen (known to the literary world as Isak Dinesen) was reluctant to open drawers and family albums to an eager public. Presented here are photographs collected from her private files accompanied by a text written by her secretary of many years. In more than 200 photographs we glimpse Blixen’s aristocratic ancestors, her childhood in Denmark, her companions in Kenya, and later portraits by Cecil Beaton and Peter Beard. This is a fascinating look at the author of Out of Africa and Seven Gothic Tales, opening the door to the world of Karen Blixen, a world unlike any other.

DREAM SONG OF OLAF ÅSTESON, THE.

Author: Stedall, Jonathan, and Andrew Welburn. Illustrated by Janet Jordan.
Country: Scotland
Language: English
Year Published: 2007
No. of pages: 59
Illustrations: 12 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Size: 11”x 8”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9780863156205
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 6197

Price: $59.50

The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson is a folksong which only came to light in 1850 when a clergyman called Landstad heard it in a lonely valley in Telemark, Norway. No one knows how long it had existed, but it is an epic narrative telling the story of a young man who slept for twelve nights in the depths of winter, and then awoke to share the wondrous sights he had seen. This edition is illustrated with Janet Jordan’s striking paintings, which give life to Olaf and help the modern reader engage with the ancient saga.

DREAM TO FOLLOW, A .

Author: Snelling, Lauraine
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 316
Illustrations:
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8 1/2”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 764223178
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 4567

Price: $14.99

The story of two aspiring youths who are torn between, on the one hand, their love for their parents, their Scandinavian heritage, their newly settled lives in rural Minnesota and, on the other hand, the lure of pursuing a successful career far from home. Thorliff Bjorklund wonders if the Red River Valley will nurture his dreams, or if it will fence him in.

Edwardson, Åke: SUN AND SHADOW.

Author: Edwardson, Åke
Country: New York
Language: English
Year Published: 2006
No. of pages: 392
Illustrations: 1 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”x 5”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 9780143037187
Biblio/Bio:
Code: 7047

Price: $12.50

Like his fellow countryman Henning Mankell, Åke Edwardson is a successful figure on the international mystery scene and a brilliant discovery for lovers of intricate, psychologically charged, and stylish crime novels. In this atmospheric, heart-stopping tale, troubles abound—and a bloody double murder is just the beginning.