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Steen Alexander

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Historical Fiction, Thriller, Psychology

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Steen Alexander is a pseudonym for Steen A. Nielsen, a novelist and publisher. He has a background in academic life and business consultancy and is now dedicating himself to independent research and creative writing. His aim is to write fiction across different genres, always with the focus on human dignity and emotional depth in people suddenly confronted with tough or complex challenges.
In addition to literature, his academic interests are psychology and politics, language and history. He regularly teaches within these fields, currently on a voluntary basis.
Steen A. Nielsen has an international background. Trilingual, born in Schleswig, Denmark, he is both a Danish and German speaker; he was also raised as an English-speaker. He is a ling ...more

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Back in 2019 my plan was to write a crime and environmental thriller taking place mainly in Manaus, Amazonas, based on my own personal experience from Brazil and its activist environment, my knowledge of that vast country and a solid command of the Portuguese language. Routinely, I then started work on the novel back in the late summer of 2019 with no idea about Read more of this blog post »

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	A River Flows 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Remembrance Day III: Pax Julia it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remembrance Day: The Trilogy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remembrance Day it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Return of the Chameleon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magnum Society it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Room on Rue Amelie

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Steen’s Quotes

“Poetry is not the most important thing in life... I'd much rather lie in a hot bath reading Agatha Christie and sucking sweets.”
― Dylan Thomas

tags: agatha-christie, poetry, reading

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“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“The cause of freedom is not the cause of
a race or a sect, a party or a class -- it is the cause
of humankind, the very birthright of humanity.”
― Anna Julia Cooper

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“Concave and convex, we fit together like two praying hands. A prayer that begged for absolution and time. We were both sinners and the truth of that hurt. But having her in my arms, her mouth on mine, I couldn’t understand how I’d ever be forgiven. And I didn’t want to be.”
― M. Mabie, Sail

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“... "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming.”
― Tracy Kidder, Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness

tags: inspirational-attitude

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