Danish & Danish-American Books
Below you'll find NFDA's collection of Danish related literature.
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After the Sun
Jonas Eika
Translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg
An award-winning collection of short stories.
Babette's Feast and Other Stories
by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)
The Copenhagen Trilogy
Tove Ditlevsen
Called "a masterpiece" by The New York Times, the acclaimed trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in the field of genre-bending confessional writing.
Danish Whisky
by Per Gregersen (in Danish)
A book on Denmark's growing whisky industry and entry into the U.S. market
Dementia Handbook: Knowledge is Power
by Torben Riise
Denmark: The State of Green Solutions
Produced by the Danish Embassy in Washington, DC
Eat Smart in Denmark
How to Decipher the Menu, Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure
by Carol Schroeder & Katrine Schroeder
The Employees
Olga Rain
Genuine Journeys of Life
by Mike Henriksen & Cindy Lea Bahe
Danish American Henriksen along with Bahe share a collection of stories
Gone Viking: A Travel Saga
Bill Arnott
Stories from the author's 21st century viking voyages
Here and Hereafter
Joy Ibsen
Here and Hereafter is about what happens when mortality and eternity come together, often at times of life-endings, expanding human consciousness, connecting earthly life with afterlife.
The King's Coin: Danish American Poems
Finn Bille
The Men in Denmark's Freedom Council
by Halfdan Lefevre (1945) - Translated by C. Flemming Heilmann (2022)
Published only weeks after the Nazi surrender, Halfdan Lefevre's The Men in Denmark's Freedom Council is a history of World War Il Danish resistance while under Nazi occupation and the formation of a "government in waiting" in anticipation of liberation. Mr. Lefevre's original manuscript has been faithfully translated into English by C. Flemming Heilmann so that a broader audience can appreciate the unparalleled sacrifices and risks these Danish citizens took in the name of freedom.
Our Danish Connection
Nina York
Stories of the Danish West Indies/U.S. Virgin Islands
The Spirit of Solvang
Ann Dittmer & Esther Jacobsen Bates
The challenges and triumphs of this Danish community that grew, thrived, and evolved while most faded into obscurity.
This Should be Written in the Present Tense
Helle Helle
Victim 2117
Jussi Adler Olsen
The Year of Living Danishly
Helen Russell
Journalist Helen Russell relocates to Denmark.
We Share the Same Sky
Rachael Cerrotti
Rachael Cerrotti documents the journey of her grandmother, Hana, as she flees the Nazis in Central Europe, taking her through Scandinavia and beyond.
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