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Vintermænd
De to brødre Karl og Gerhard fører en fredelig tilværelse i hjembyen Hamburg. Karl driver familiefirmaet Strangl Kleidenfabrik videre efter faderens død. Han er lykkeligt gift med Ingrid og far til fire. Gerhard er professor i matematik på universitetet. Efter tabet af hustruen Emma og deres lille datter, som begge døde af sygdom, helliger han sig sit arbejde og skriver bøger. Efterhånden som Hitler strammer grebet om landet, begynder jorden dog at skride under brødrene.
De bliver begge ufrivilligt involveret i nazistbevægelsen og kastet rundt i et spil, som de hverken kan acceptere eller kæmpe imod. Karl bliver forsyningsofficer ved fronten i både Frankrig og Rusland, mens Gerhard bliver medansvarlig for jødetransporter og senere kommandant i en koncentrationslejr. Begge tvinges de derud, hvor grænsen mellem godt og ondt bliver diffus, og sindet slår dybe revner. Der fortælles både fra familielivet i hjembyen Hamborg, fra fronten i Rusland, fra Frankrig og fra koncentrationslejren.
Således tegnes bevægelsen fra det normale, civiliserede liv før krigen, til den absurde, sprængte virkelighed under og efter. "Vintermænd" er en roman om krigens gru. En historie om grænsen mellem det gode og det onde, om livet, om døden, om samvittigheden og om at tage uniformen af igen for at forsøge at blive den, man var.
De bliver begge ufrivilligt involveret i nazistbevægelsen og kastet rundt i et spil, som de hverken kan acceptere eller kæmpe imod. Karl bliver forsyningsofficer ved fronten i både Frankrig og Rusland, mens Gerhard bliver medansvarlig for jødetransporter og senere kommandant i en koncentrationslejr. Begge tvinges de derud, hvor grænsen mellem godt og ondt bliver diffus, og sindet slår dybe revner. Der fortælles både fra familielivet i hjembyen Hamborg, fra fronten i Rusland, fra Frankrig og fra koncentrationslejren.
Således tegnes bevægelsen fra det normale, civiliserede liv før krigen, til den absurde, sprængte virkelighed under og efter. "Vintermænd" er en roman om krigens gru. En historie om grænsen mellem det gode og det onde, om livet, om døden, om samvittigheden og om at tage uniformen af igen for at forsøge at blive den, man var.
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About the author
Jesper Bugge Kold
48 books105 followersBorn in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1972, Winter Men is Jesper Bugge Kold's first novel. It was published in Denmark in August 2014, and the same year it was nominated to the prestigious Debutant's Prize at BogForum.
Jesper Bugge Kold grew up in Copenhagen and has a bachelor's degree from the Library School and a master's degree from the University of Information Technology. Later, working as a sports journalist on several Danish TV-channels, he was editor on the national coverage of NFL. In 2009 he and his family moved to the countryside where he found time to start writing.
Based on an enormous amount of research, Jesper Bugge Kold has been in contact with former concentration camps, historians, and museums during the writing of Winter Men.
Quick facts:
-He started working on Winter Men in October 2010
-He lives in the island of Funen with his wife and two children
-He used to play guitar in the band Biff Baxter Band with whom he released two CDs
-He laughs but mostly cries with the soccer team Aston Villa
-His favorite authors are Jorge Luis Borges, John Steinbeck, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Richard Ford and Jonathan Safran Foer among others
-His new novel is published in Denmark april 2016 and takes place in the German Democratic Republic
Jesper Bugge Kold grew up in Copenhagen and has a bachelor's degree from the Library School and a master's degree from the University of Information Technology. Later, working as a sports journalist on several Danish TV-channels, he was editor on the national coverage of NFL. In 2009 he and his family moved to the countryside where he found time to start writing.
Based on an enormous amount of research, Jesper Bugge Kold has been in contact with former concentration camps, historians, and museums during the writing of Winter Men.
Quick facts:
-He started working on Winter Men in October 2010
-He lives in the island of Funen with his wife and two children
-He used to play guitar in the band Biff Baxter Band with whom he released two CDs
-He laughs but mostly cries with the soccer team Aston Villa
-His favorite authors are Jorge Luis Borges, John Steinbeck, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Richard Ford and Jonathan Safran Foer among others
-His new novel is published in Denmark april 2016 and takes place in the German Democratic Republic
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