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Nordkraft (novel)
''Nordkraft '' is a 2002 Danish novel by Jakob Ejersbo. It is mainly set in Aalborg in the early 1990s and is about Maria (who is confused and unable to leave her drug-dealer boyfriend Asger), Allan (who is trying to put his dubious past behind him) and Steso-Thomas. The three main characters find themselves in a dependent but enthusiastic dance with drugs as they constantly search for eternal intoxication. The book sold more than 100,000 copies, an unusually high sales figure on the book market in Denmark. The novel is inspired by the 1996 film ''Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...'' and was adapted for film itself in 2005. Sources *https://web.archive.org/web/20080817040909/http://www.litteratursiden.dk/sw5737.asp 2002 Danish novels Danish-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the histori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Ejersbo
Jakob Ejersbo (6 April 1968, in Rødovre – 10 July 2008, in Aalborg) was a Danish journalist and writer. His work is considered modern and neorealistic. Authoring the immensely popular novel, '' Nordkraft'', which sold more than 100,000 copies, an unusually high sales figure on the book market in Denmark, Ejersbo became an established writer. A tale about three young people and drug problems in Aalborg, the work was turned into a film in 2005, directed by Ole Christian Madsen. Ejersbo is also well known for writing what is known as the ''Africa Trilogy'' (the three novels, ''Liberty'', ''Revolution'' and ''Eksil''), inspired by the author's own childhood experiences in Tanzania. The trilogy was published posthumously, however. Jakob Ejersbo died from a malign case of esophageal cancer after an illness period of only 10 months. Johannes Riis, the publishing editor at the major Danish publishing house, Gyldendal, spoke at the funeral, saying, "Og nu står jeg så her, i en frysend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalborg had a population of 221,082, making it the third most populous in the country after the municipalities of Copenhagen and Aarhus. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Aalborg (referred to as a ''Functional urban area''), which includes all municipalities in the Province (Danish: ''landsdel'') of North Jutland (Danish: ''Nordjylland''), with a total population of 594,323 as of 1 July 2022. By road Aalborg is southwest of Frederikshavn, and north of Aarhus. The distance to Copenhagen is if travelling by road and not using ferries. The earliest settlements date to around AD 700. Aalborg's position at the narrowest point on the Limfjord made it an important harbour during the Middle Ages, and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark , established_title = History of Denmark#Middle ages, Consolidation , established_date = 8th century , established_title2 = Christianization , established_date2 = 965 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = 5 June 1849 , established_title4 = Faroese home rule , established_date4 = 24 March 1948 , established_title5 = European Economic Community, EEC 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, accession , established_date5 = 1 January 1973 , established_title6 = Greenlandic home rule , established_date6 = 1 May 1979 , official_languages = Danish language, Danish , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = German language, GermanGerman is recognised as a protected minority language in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland (film)
''Portland'' is a 1996 Danish drama film written and directed by Niels Arden Oplev, in his feature film debut. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen, Ulrich Thomsen, and Iben Hjejle. The film, whose title is a reference to a Danish brand of cement, was selected for competition at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot The film is set in northern Denmark and depicts the "violent drug-fueled adventures of two brothers, Janus (Anders Wodskou Berthelsen) and Jakob (Michael Muller) at the bottom of Denmark's social ladder." Cast * Anders W. Berthelsen as Janus * Michael Muller as Jakob, the brother of Janus * Ulrich Thomsen as Lasse, the gang leader * Iben Hjejle as Eva, the sister of Lasse * Birthe Neumann as Lasse's mother * Baard Owe as Kaj * Edith Thrane as Mrs. Eriksen * Helle Dolleris as Irene * Susanne Birkemose Kongsgaard as Minna * Karsten Belsnæs as Kenneth * Preben Raunsbjerg as Johnny Reception Stephen Holden called the film "blood-chilling" with the "feel of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordkraft (film)
''Nordkraft'' (also released as ''Angels in Fast Motion'') is a 2005 Danish drama film, based on the book of the same title by Jakob Ejersbo and written and directed by Ole Christian Madsen, with Kathrine Windfeld as assistant director. The soundtrack includes the track "Rest" from the album ''All Things to All People''. Cast * Thure Lindhardt – Steso * Signe Egholm Olsen – Maria * Claus Riis Østergaard – Allan * Farshad Kholghi – Hossein * Thomas L. Corneliussen – Asger * Pernille Vallentin Brandt – Tilde * Signe Vaupel – Maja * Rudi Køhnke – Frank * Joachim Malling – Michael * Finn Storgaard – Hans Jørgen * Maria Stenz – Maria's mother * Kirsten Norholt – Allan's mother * Søs Egelind – Steso's mother * Lars Mikkelsen – Steso's father * Nanna Berg – Nadia * Ulver Skuli Abildgaard – Bjarne * Paw Henriksen – Rocker * Barbara Hesselager – Frank's girlfriend * Mark Hoppe – Running man * Rasmus Møller Lauritsen – Junkie * Nils P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
