Books from Denmark
81 popular danish books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Denmark.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Oxen. Lupus by Jens Henrik Jensen DE
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Der Geheimbund Danehof ist zerschlagen, doch der traumatisierte Ex-Elitesoldat Niels Oxen kämpft weiter mit seinen sieben Dämonen. Für den ehemaligen Geheimdienstchef Axel Mossman soll er nun den vermissten Poul Hansen aufspüren. Die Suche führt ihn dorthin, wo er sich am besten auskennt: in den Wald. Dort trifft er auf Wölfe – und auf rätselhafte Spuren. Hansens Verschwinden scheint mit einer Entführung aus dem Jahr 1963 zusammenzuhängen. Und mit dem unaufgeklärten Fall, bei dem Oxens Partnerin Margrethe Franck ihr rechtes Bein verlor. G... continue
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Oxen. Noctis (#5) by Jens Henrik Jensen DE
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Über Niels Oxen bricht die Nacht herein …
Alles könnte gut werden: Flashbacks und Albträume quälen Niels Oxen seltener und er denkt darüber nach, was ihm in seinem Leben fehlt: Beziehungen. Und Liebe. Da bittet Ex-PET-Chef Mossmann ihn um Unterstützung. In einer verlassenen Kiesgrube sind die Leichen ermordeter Veteranen gefunden worden. Bedroht das Land ein Sniper? Unachtsam geworden, wird Oxen verschleppt – und dort, wo er erwacht, gibt es nur Dunkelheit …
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Oxen. Pilgrim (#6) by Jens Henrik Jensen DE
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Oxen hat wochenlange Gefangenschaft und grausame Kämpfe in den Katakomben überlebt, aber er ist nicht mehr derselbe. Zum ersten Mal hat er getötet, um zu leben. Um Abstand zu gewinnen und seine Taten zu sühnen, begibt er sich auf Pilgerreise.
Auch Margarethe Frank muss sich neu orientieren, denn nach einem Zerwürfnis wird sie vom dänischen Geheimdienst PET suspendiert. Da kommt die Anfrage von Axel Mossmann gerade recht. Er braucht Hilfe bei einem unbedeutend wirkenden Fall. Doch was zunächst nach einem kleinen Finanzbetrug aussieht, erreicht ungeahnte Dimen... continue
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Rock, Paper, Scissors by Naja Marie Aidt EN
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Rock, Paper, Scissors opens shortly after the death of Thomas and Jenny's criminal father. While trying to fix a toaster that he left behind, Thomas discovers a secret, setting into motion a series of events leading to the dissolution of his life and plunging him into a dark, shadowy underworld of violence and betrayal. A gripping story written with a poet's sensibility and attention to language, Rock, Paper, Scissors will greatly expand the readership for one of Denmark's most decorated and beloved writers.
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Silence in October by Jens Christian Grondahl EN
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After 18 years of marriage, an art historian wakes up to find his wife standing in the doorway with her bags packed, leaving him with no explanation. Exploring with great subtlety the secret, unpredictable connections between men and women, "Silence in October" is a psychological novel of immense acuity and masterful storytelling.
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Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg EN
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She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime... It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps ... continue
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Termush (Faber Editions) : Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer by Sven Holm EN
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Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer, welcome to a luxury hotel at the end of the world in this post-apocalyptic 1967 dystopia ...
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Terrorist : Gavrilo Princip, the Assassin who Ignited World War I by Henrik Rehr EN
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"Fictional account of the life of the young Serbian terrorist, Gavrilo Princep, who touched off World War I in 1914 by assassinating the Archduke Franz Ferdinand"--
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The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen EN
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Detective Carl M©ırck investigates the twenty-year-old murders of a brother and sister whose confessed killer may actually be innocent, a case with ties to a homeless woman and powerful adversaries.
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The Chestnut Man : A Novel by Soren Sveistrup EN
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“A full-throttle thriller in the tradition of classic Stieg Larsson, drenched in atmosphere and charged with adrenaline. Buckle up. You’ll gulp down every word. I loved this book.”—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window The heart-pounding debut from the creator of the hit Scandinavian television show The Killing. If you find one, he’s already found you. A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics m... continue