About this title: A four-part chronicle that covers more than three centuries of lives, love, and magic. Author Hoeg gained acclaim with the thriller "Smilla's Sense of Snow", his first novel published in the United States, leading to the American publication of "The History of Danish Dreams", his first novel.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Delta
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780385315913ISBN:0385315910
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very slight cover edge wear. Spine NOT creased. NO tears, stains, writing, etc. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paper back
Publisher: Seal
Date Published: 1996
Description: Fairly Good. A library discard copy. Crammed with Danish history, social realism, satire, magic realism, high romance and sexual goings on. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T)
Date Published: 1995-10
ISBN-13:9780374171384ISBN:0374171386
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First Edition, no tears or chips to the DJ, thin line of sun-fading at edge of front panel near spine, interior clean and bright, binding tight, a wonderful copy throughout. read more
Description: Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. VG+, no tears or chips to the DJ, interior clean and bright, binding tight, a wonderful copy throughout. read more
Description: Good. 0374171386 Library copy with mylar cover and library markings. Great service. Fast shipping. Saving trees 1 page at a time! read more
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Delta
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780385315913ISBN:0385315910
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. -, Trade PaperBack, Very Good / read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"I love this book, its cavalier attitude to time, its well drawn characters, its hilarious incidents, its meditation on the meaning of time, history and what it means to be Danish (or the citzen of any other small country I guess). This is a book that deals with all the big issues of our time (including immigration, war, globalisation) and with what people want out of life.
But somehow I found it really difficult to read. Maybe the translation is awkward?"
"I know little of Denmark and Danish history, so much of this novel probably went over my head. Here and there, though, the commentary on Denmark is so broad and direct that it can hardly be missed, and it is both funny and bitter. For example, "While her guests discuss the excellent warming qualities of angora and the merits of sulfur powder and how Copenhagen museums have so many lovely plaster figures, what they are in actuality discussing is the big questions of life: love and money and religion and life and death--only it is hard to catch this because they speak so softly. While keeping within the bounds of society and making sure that no one could hold them responsible for anything whatsoever, because they have spoken so obtusely and with such tremendous discretion, they carry on conversations . . . ." (p. 283). Yeah, I get this . . . and I like it. But most of this longish book (see earlier references to the economy of reading!) is a family history of the most bizarre type--a mixture of wild imagination and the very real. Yes, like dreams. Like a "History of Danish Dreams." Hoeg, I admit, has a kind of genius, but I could not stay focused on his rambling, fantastic narrative. I kept calculating the number of pages before I would be done and could start something else. Not a good sign!"
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