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50 Books by Danish Authors

This is my take on 50 of the greatest Danish books. I have chosen the books based on notoriety in Denmark and abroad, prices won, longevity and availability in English.
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The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales
1
Hans Christian Andersen
Fear and Trembling (Soren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
2
Soren Kierkegaard
The Serbian Dane (Barbara J Haveland & Leif Davidsen)
The Serbian Dane
3
Barbara J Haveland & Leif Davidsen
Out of Africa (Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
4
Karen Blixen
A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young (Halfdan Rasmussen)
A Little Bitty Man and Other Poems for the Very Young
5
Halfdan Rasmussen
Alphabet (Inger Christensen)
Alphabet
6
Inger Christensen
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
7
Peter Høeg
The Dangerous Age (Karin Michaelis)
The Dangerous Age
8
Karin Michaelis
Exile (Jakob Ejersbo)
Exile
9
Jakob Ejersbo
Revolution (Jakob Ejersbo)
Revolution
10
Jakob Ejersbo
Liberty (Jakob Ejersbo)
Liberty
11
Jakob Ejersbo
Jeppe on the Hill and Other Comedies (Ludvig Holberg)
Jeppe on the Hill and Other Comedies
12
Ludvig Holberg
The Fall of the King (Johannes V. Jensen)
The Fall of the King
13
Johannes V. Jensen
Call Me Princess
Call Me Princess
14
Havoc (Tom Kristensen)
Havoc
15
Tom Kristensen
Stolen Spring (Hans Scherfig)
Stolen Spring
16
Hans Scherfig
Lucky Per (Henrik Pontoppidan)
Lucky Per
17
Henrik Pontoppidan
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
18
Jussi Adler-Olsen
Resin (Ane Riel)
Resin
19
Ane Riel
Niels Lyhne (Jens Peter Jacobsen)
Niels Lyhne
20
Jens Peter Jacobsen
Pelle the Conqueror (Martin Andersen Nexo)
Pelle the Conqueror
21
Martin Andersen Nexo
Babette's Feast (Isak Dinesen)
Babette's Feast
22
Isak Dinesen
Murder in the Dark (Dan Turèll)
Murder in the Dark
23
Dan Turèll
Childhood (Tove Ditlevsen)
Childhood
24
Tove Ditlevsen
We, the Drowned (Carsten Jensen)
We, the Drowned
25
Carsten Jensen
Often I Am Happy (Jens Christian Grøndahl)
Often I Am Happy
26
Jens Christian Grøndahl
The Seventh Child (Erik Valeur)
The Seventh Child
27
Erik Valeur
Tine (Herman Bang)
Tine
28
Herman Bang
One of Us Is Sleeping (Josefine Klougart)
One of Us Is Sleeping
29
Josefine Klougart
Seven Gothic Tales (Isak Dinesen)
Seven Gothic Tales
30
Isak Dinesen
You Disappear (Christian Jungersen)
You Disappear
31
Christian Jungersen
The Boys From St. Petri (Bjarne Reuter)
The Boys From St. Petri
32
Bjarne Reuter
Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes (Saxo Grammaticus)
Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes
33
Saxo Grammaticus
The Children (Ida Jessen)
The Children
34
Ida Jessen
The Quiet Girl (Peter Hoeg)
The Quiet Girl
35
Peter Hoeg
When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back (Naja Marie Aidt)
When Death Takes Something From You Give It Back
36
Naja Marie Aidt
Darling Jim (Christian Mørk)
Darling Jim
37
Christian Mørk
The Prophets of Eternal Fjord (Kim Leine)
The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
38
Kim Leine
The Boy in the Suitcase
The Boy in the Suitcase
39
Nothing but Fear (Knud Romer)
Nothing but Fear
40
Knud Romer
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