Helten (The Hero) is a novel by the Danish author
Harald Kidde
Harald Henrik Sager Kidde (14 August 1878 in Vejle – 23 November 1918 in Copenhagen) was a Danish writer and brother of the politician Aage Kidde. He is best known for the novel ''Helten'' (The Hero), which is one of the key novels in Danish li ...
(1878–1918) and is his most important work. It is also generally considered by experts to be among the most important works of 20th century Danish literature.
[Henrik Schovsbo: "Helten" in Dansk forfatterleksikon (2001)] The novel is translated into French, German,
Norwegian and
Vietnamese
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* Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia
* Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam
** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...
. The
protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...
is the teacher Clemens Bek on the remote island of
Anholt. He is a true
Christian
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
in a world of hypocrites – a hero of the faith.
References
Henrik Schovsbo: "Helten" in Dansk forfatterleksikon (2001).
External links
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Den may refer to:
* Den (room), a small room in a house
* Maternity den, a lair where an animal gives birth
Media and entertainment
* ''Den'' (album), 2012, by Kreidler
* Den (''Battle Angel Alita''), a character in the ''Battle Angel Alita'' ...
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Literature
* Jens Marinus Jensen: Harald Kidde. Bidrag til hans Biografi (including: "Bidrag til en Kidde-Bibliografi") (1924), enhanced version (1948)
* Jacob Paludan: "Lysstraalen fra Anholt" in Litterært Selskab (1956)
* Villy Sørensen: "Erindringens digter. Harald Kidde" in Digtere og dæmoner (1959) p. 41–83
* Jørgen Egebak: "Studier i Harald Kiddes "Helten"" in Danske Studier (1966) p. 75-95
* Alfons Höger: "Helten". En tendensromans tilblivelse" in Danske Studier (1968) p. 63–74
* Otto Asmus Thomsen: "Helten og hans ø" i: Danske Studier (1970) pp. 112–123
* Christian Kock: "Meningen med Helten. En studie i symbolik" in Danske Studier (1976) pp. 49–75
* Niels Kofoed: Den nostalgiske dimension. En værkgennemgang af Harald Kiddes roman Helten (1980)
* Knud Bjarne Gjesing: "De nedrige steder. Harald Kidde. Helten" in Læsninger i Dansk Litteratur, vol. 3 (1997) pp. 146–163
* Henrik Schovsbo: "Helten" in Dansk forfatterleksikon (2001)
1910s Danish novels
Novels by Harald Kidde
Novels set on islands
1912 novels
1912 in Denmark
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