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by Svend Åge Madsen

Danish

147 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Svend Åge Madsen is a Danish novelist. He studied mathematics before he began writing fiction. His novels are generally philosophical and humorous.
Madsen's writing style and philosophy have placed him amongst the most distinguished and widely-read authors in Denmark today. His novels reflect the grave problems faced by the modern civilisation, and the interplay between quasi-realism and complete fantasy in Svend Åge Madsen’s novels leads to contemplation of the indefinable nature of human existence.

Reviews

[Jonathan Oehlenschläger]

At læse Madsens bøger føles lidt som at løse en kriminalgåde med fare for at ende som John Nash fra A beautiful mind. Der er et væld af underfundig intertekstualitet til hans egne og andres værker, men nogen gange tænker man "Er det bare mig, der ser sammenhænge, der ikke er der? Og er der overhovedet en mening? Og er det mon meningen, at der ikke skal være nogen?". Det er galt og genialt, kakofoni og symfoni samtidigt og utroligt underholdende.

[Michael]

Underfundighedsagtig med et twist af langtrukkethed!

[Rasmus]

Not really sure about this one. I think I understand the overall story but there is many passages and aspects I don’t get, and the book is quite confusing from time to time. Very interesting and alternative writing style. One interesting aspect: this creation of a fake identity and this fake story that “Datam” writes where previous stories are fed to it, is very much similar to modern AI. Quite ahead of its time:)
I only scratched the surface of the different themes and symbols in this book. Would probably not read again

[Louise Due]

Synes den var lidt underlig med mange tomme pladser og kan ikke helt huske handlingen. Kunne godt tænke mig at læse den igen

[Ravnulf]

Jeg vidste ikke helt, hvad jeg skulle forvente. Det eneste positive er, at den var kort. Ellers havde jeg ikke læst den færdig.