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These stories, which vary in theme but all bear the mark of Peter Hoeg's graceful and thoughtful prose, are set in eight separate corners of the world. On this fateful night, a young mathematician encounters Joseph Conrad during a train ride through the war-torn Congo in "Journey into a Dark Heart; " a pair of star-crossed lovers in Lisbon dance through their memories of the Danish ballet in "Hommage to Bournonville; " a seaside community struggles with the threat of a smallpox epidemic in "Pity for the Children of Vaden Town; " and in "The Verdict of Ignatio Lanstad Rasker", an idealistic young writer is prosecuted for his homosexuality by the conservative Lord Chief Justice of Denmark.Illuminating, acrobatic, and enriched with historical fact and foreshadowing, the stories in Tales of the Night should "consolidate Hoeg's reputation as one of the world's most versatile authors" (Seattle Times).… (más)
Drama without drama, that's how I'd describe these short stories. One or two of them were good enough for me to remember with a smile, but most were just maudlin and melancholy and went nowhere, very, very slowly. I think the tale of the sailor in love with a ballerina (if those details are rightly remembered) was, for me, the highlight. ( )
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Til min mor og far Karen og Erik Høeg
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Den 18. marts 1929 var den unge dansker David Rehn tilstede, da jernbanen fra Cabina, nær Congoflodens munding, til Katanga i Centralafrika, blev indviet til oprigtigheden.
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Der var ingen fødselsdato, men nederst på stenen var en kort indskrift, og da Henrik læste den, huskede han, at det var titlen på det stykke musik, hans tante havde spillet. Det stod:
These stories, which vary in theme but all bear the mark of Peter Hoeg's graceful and thoughtful prose, are set in eight separate corners of the world. On this fateful night, a young mathematician encounters Joseph Conrad during a train ride through the war-torn Congo in "Journey into a Dark Heart; " a pair of star-crossed lovers in Lisbon dance through their memories of the Danish ballet in "Hommage to Bournonville; " a seaside community struggles with the threat of a smallpox epidemic in "Pity for the Children of Vaden Town; " and in "The Verdict of Ignatio Lanstad Rasker", an idealistic young writer is prosecuted for his homosexuality by the conservative Lord Chief Justice of Denmark.Illuminating, acrobatic, and enriched with historical fact and foreshadowing, the stories in Tales of the Night should "consolidate Hoeg's reputation as one of the world's most versatile authors" (Seattle Times).
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