Another book that I got as a gift. The title translates along the lines of The Twelfth. Do Not Think You Can Escape. It is a reportage but mixed with other genres as well. The main topic is the Law of Jante. A set of rules stated in Aksel Sandemose's book A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks. Sandemose …
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The full title of this book is a bit on the long side: The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country; that already explains what the book is about. Helen Russell was your typical always running exhausted, coffee-fueled Londoner, one day her husband was offered a job in Denmark, and …
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For once not about books. Almost every year some time before Christmas I travel to a Christmas market, usually in Germany, but this year I decided to go to Copenhagen. I must say Christmas markets are a serious thing in Denmark! I've never seen something like the one in Tivoli. Christmas market has to meet …
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