Camus' død

by Thorkild Hansen, Sven Reiner Johansen (Cover)

Camus var en af Thorkild Hansens helte - genstand for beundring og udgangspunkt for Hansens litterære orientering. Med udgangspunkt i byen Lourmarin i Provence, hvor Camus havde købt hus, skrev Thorkild Hansen denne lille bog, som tager afsæt i Camus' dramatiske død i en bilulykke. Det er en stærk og personlig bog, som indirekte handler om Thorkild Hansen. Den skildrer Camus' liv og forfatterskab, hans tanker og udlængsel og optagethed af døden - ting, som Thorkild Hansen kun alt for godt kunne spejle og genkende sig selv i. "En lille perle med et dystert skær ... Godt at denne lille bog nu er kommet frem. Den kredser omkring krise og forfald, men selv er den skrevet på overskud og middagshøjde." Nils Gunder Hansen i Berlingske Tidende

Genres: Nonfiction

ebook

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Thorkild Hansen (9 January 1927 – 4 February 1989) was a Danish novelist most noted for his historical fiction. He is commonly associated with his trilogy about the Danish slave trade including Slavernes øer (1970) for which he received the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1971.

Hansen was born at Ordrup in Gentofte Municipality, Denmark. He attended Holte Gymnasium and from 1945-47 studied literature at the University of Copenhagen. In 1947, he moved to Paris where he wrote dispatches for the Copenhagen-based Ekstra Bladet. After returning to Denmark in 1952, he devoted his efforts to a series of novels. Several featured aspects of the Danish era of imperialism. Det Lykkelige Arabien: En Dansk Ekspedition (1962) covered the Danish Arabia expedition (1761–67) led by Carsten Niebuhr. His book Jens Munk (1965) was about Danish-Norwegian sea captain Jens Munk and his attempt to locate the Northwest Passage.

He died prematurely during a voyage in the Caribbean

Reviews

[Seili · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sain pisut targemaks Camu´ surma asjaolude kohta kuid üldiselt pole minu teetass.

[Tuhkatriin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tegemist on kahe esimese peatükiga pooleli jäänud teosest, mistõttu lugu lõpeb seal, kus viimase lause järgi peaks alles algama. Põhimõtteliselt on tegemist dokumentaalstiilis kokkuvõttega Camus' elust vahetult enne hukkumist saladuslikus, palju spekulatsioone kaasa toonud autoõnnetuses.
Autori suhtumine oma lemmikkirjanikku on mõistev ja tingimusteta toetav.

[Tanel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poolelijäänud, Camus' elust (surmast) rääkiva raamatu 2 esimest peatükki.