En mand bliver kløvet i to stykker af et stort svæ BANG! Der vokser en gennemsigtig hinde frem på hver side af de halve mænd, så man kan se in i deres halve hoveder og halve maver. De to halvdele lever videre hver for sig. Den ene med hjertet. Den anden uden. Albert, en dreng, bliver rodet ind i historien, som også handler om magiske bogstaver, om et træ der vokser ind i himlen, om forelskelse... Og om det frygtelige sværd, der kan ødelægge alting i hele verden.
Louis Jensen is a Danish author who influenced flash fiction, metafiction, prose poetry, and magical realism.
While he has published more than 90 books for both adults and children, he is best known for his children's books, which include picture books, short stories, flash fiction, creative nonfiction and novels. His work is characterized by wordplay and playful experiments in form and structure. His work is also rooted in the fairy tale and folk tale tradition, and deeply influenced by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.