A Cultural Guide to Denmark |
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Author:
| Taylor, Andrew |
ISBN: | 978-1-4611-2509-9 |
Publication Date: | May 2011 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.95 |
Book Description:
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This is an irreverent cultural guide and visitors guide to Denmark. The bulk of the book is a blunt, yet insightful, manuscript "discovered" under a pile of discarded junk. It is written as a parallel text with English and Danish on facing pages. Its veracity is not assured! The remaining section includes cultural essays and describes some odd-ball sights to see around Copenhagen.See preview pages at aculturalguidetodenmark.wordpress.comNote from the editor:Last year while rummaging...
More DescriptionThis is an irreverent cultural guide and visitors guide to Denmark. The bulk of the book is a blunt, yet insightful, manuscript "discovered" under a pile of discarded junk. It is written as a parallel text with English and Danish on facing pages. Its veracity is not assured! The remaining section includes cultural essays and describes some odd-ball sights to see around Copenhagen.See preview pages at aculturalguidetodenmark.wordpress.comNote from the editor:Last year while rummaging through the bulk trash area in the courtyard of my Copenhagen apartment, I encountered a curious booklet hidden in a stack of discards behind a TV, some old computers and other electronic junk. The anonymous author distills Danish culture into outrageous statements such as, "Danish design is old chairs from the 50s." I was simultaneously fascinated and appalled as I stumbled upon insightful nuggets among so many dubious generalizations. An amusing Danish translation also accompanies the English text.This volume includes a reproduction of that booklet together with additional essays and a visitors guide. I hope you find it as entertaining as I did.-Andrew Taylor