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Frydenholm
Frydenholm er Hans Scherfigs delvist dokumentariske roman om Danmark under besættelsen 1940-45. Handlingen er centreret omkring interneringerne af de danske kommunister, som dem tyske besættelsesmagt iværksatte med støtte fra det danske politi. Med stor indignation og dækning i autentiske dokumenter og skildringer foretager Scherfig sit opgør med myterne om besættelsen og udleverer de samarbejdsvillige danskere.
Denne udgave i anledning af 100-året for Hans Scherfigs fødsel optrykker også hans egen efterskrift til romanen.
Denne udgave i anledning af 100-året for Hans Scherfigs fødsel optrykker også hans egen efterskrift til romanen.
476 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1962
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About the author
Hans Scherfig
61 books31 followersHans Scherfig was a renowned Danish author and artist.
His most famous works of literature include Det Forsømte Forår (Stolen Spring), Frydenholm, Idealister (Idealists), and Skorpionen (The Scorpion), the last of which was published in over 20 countries. He is also well-known for his distinctive Naivist lithographs which depict jungle and savanna scenes that owe something to Henri Rousseau, and various drawings and paintings with satirical, political, and biblical subject matter.
Central to Scherfigs work was his life-long political engagement. Already in his early years he became a dedicated communist and remained so until his death in 1979.
Because of this Scherfig was imprisoned by the Nazi German military occupation forces in Denmark during WWII. During the Cold War, Scherfig intensified his critical attitude against the USA.
His most famous works of literature include Det Forsømte Forår (Stolen Spring), Frydenholm, Idealister (Idealists), and Skorpionen (The Scorpion), the last of which was published in over 20 countries. He is also well-known for his distinctive Naivist lithographs which depict jungle and savanna scenes that owe something to Henri Rousseau, and various drawings and paintings with satirical, political, and biblical subject matter.
Central to Scherfigs work was his life-long political engagement. Already in his early years he became a dedicated communist and remained so until his death in 1979.
Because of this Scherfig was imprisoned by the Nazi German military occupation forces in Denmark during WWII. During the Cold War, Scherfig intensified his critical attitude against the USA.
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July 31, 2020
Scherfig har haft meget på hjertet - især bitterhed og foragt. Det er der kommet en ujævn og kun i glimt glimrende bog ud af.
Faktisk kunne der måske have været mere effekt af to separate bøger - en uhæmmet hyldest til kommunismen, dens dengang visionære ledelse i Moskva med de tapre og pletfrie håndgangne mænd og kvinder i Danmark og en separat krasbørstig og uforbeholden sviende sarkastisk tilsvining af alle de andre ynkelige eksistenser i besættelsestidens Danmark.
Tilbage står et ikke uinteressant tidsbundet partsindlæg, men heller ikke mere.
Faktisk kunne der måske have været mere effekt af to separate bøger - en uhæmmet hyldest til kommunismen, dens dengang visionære ledelse i Moskva med de tapre og pletfrie håndgangne mænd og kvinder i Danmark og en separat krasbørstig og uforbeholden sviende sarkastisk tilsvining af alle de andre ynkelige eksistenser i besættelsestidens Danmark.
Tilbage står et ikke uinteressant tidsbundet partsindlæg, men heller ikke mere.
January 21, 2021
Well-written, exciting and realistic!
March 21, 2024
Ungdom must read
January 11, 2013
Long time ago, so i hardly know how precisely i liked the book.
But as i remember, scherfig has a great sense for subtle satire of people and their tendencies. Mind you, it can get a bit heavy handed at times, as i am becoming aware of in my continuing long-range reading of his Idealister.
So if you want something classy, with a bit of a depth and a bit, but still very readable even for us people who do not spend at least an hour a day reading. Then you should give it a whirl in my opinion, as long as you don't mind reading something from before the rise of the mighty internet.
But as i remember, scherfig has a great sense for subtle satire of people and their tendencies. Mind you, it can get a bit heavy handed at times, as i am becoming aware of in my continuing long-range reading of his Idealister.
So if you want something classy, with a bit of a depth and a bit, but still very readable even for us people who do not spend at least an hour a day reading. Then you should give it a whirl in my opinion, as long as you don't mind reading something from before the rise of the mighty internet.
December 30, 2021
Man mærker, at Scherfig har haft meget på hjerte - mange politiske svigt over for Danmarks kommunister, som han har ville redegøre for.
Derfor er Frydenholm heller ikke helt på højde med forgængeren, Idealister, set med mine øjne. Det er i beskrivelsen af det konkrete møde mellem mennesker, at Scherfig virkelig er elegant til at vise noget større om samfundet - og især om klasserne. Dem bliver der desværre for langt imellem.
Derfor er Frydenholm heller ikke helt på højde med forgængeren, Idealister, set med mine øjne. Det er i beskrivelsen af det konkrete møde mellem mennesker, at Scherfig virkelig er elegant til at vise noget større om samfundet - og især om klasserne. Dem bliver der desværre for langt imellem.
June 10, 2022
Den er simpelthen genial.
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