Copenhagen Tales

by Lotte Shankland, Helen Constantine (Editor)

Overview

Exploring the many moods of the Danish capital.

From the narrow twisting streets of the old town centre to the shady docklands, this rich anthology captures the essence of Copenhagen and its many faces. Through seventeen tales by some of the very best of Denmark's writers past and present, we travel the length and breadth of the Danish capital examining famous sights from unique perspectives. A guide book usefully informs a new visitor to Copenhagen but these stories allow the reader to experience the city and its history from the inside.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199689118
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/20/2015
Series:	City Tales
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	986,180
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Helen Constantine taught languages in schools until 2000, when she became a full-time translator. She has published three volumes of translated stories, Paris Tales, French Tales, and Paris Metro Tales and is currently editing a series of "City Tales" for OUP. She has translated Mademoiselle de Maupin by Theophile Gautier and Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos for Penguin and The Wild Ass's Skin by Balzac for OUP. She is married to the writer David Constantine.

Lotte Shankland is a Copenhagener by birth who has lived many years in England. She moves easily between both cultures and languages but this is her first book to capitalize on the connection. Trained as an artist, she has taught widely in schools and the community in County Durham, where she has also founded a family firm to preserve the northern tradition of banner painting.

Table of Contents

The Water Drop, Hans Christian AndersenTwice Met, Henrik PontoppidanA Tricky Moment, Bjarne ReuterTo Catch A Dane, Eugen KluevWillasden, Dan TurellEggnog, Tove DitlevsenThe Maids, Soren KierkegaardThe Bra, Jakob EjersboThe Naughty Boy, Hans Christian AndersenIs There Life After Love?, Jan SonnergaardA Bench in Tivoli, Katrine Marie GuldagerAs the Angels Fly, Naja Marie AidtThe Trousers, Benny AndersonNightingale, Meir GoldschmidtAmelie's Eyes, Anders BodelsenConversation One Night in Copenhagen, Karen BlixenThe Night of Great Shared Happiness, Merete Bonnesen