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  • Condition of Secrecy

    by Inger Christensen ...
    Translated by Susanna Nied ...
    For the first time available in English, a selection of some of Inger Christensen’s most insightful essays and poetic prose piecesThe Condition of Secrecy is a poignant collection of essays by Inger Christensen, widely regarded as one of the most influential Scandinavian writers of the twentieth century. As The New York Times proclaimed, “Despite the rigorous structure that undergirds her work—or ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Painted Room

    by Inger Christensen ...
    Translated by Denise Newman ...
    A captivating experimental novel about the Italian Renaissance by the Danish master, whose “sensuous language resonates with cosmic urgency” (Columbia Review).The Painted Room is a magnificent three-part short novel about the Italian Renaissance, and, specifically, the intrigue surrounding the frescoes that Mategna (1431-1506) made on the walls of a famous bridal chamber in the ducal palace of ... Read more

    $11.69 USD

  • alphabet

    by Inger Christensen ...
    Translated by Susannah Nied ...
    Inger Christensen (1935-2009) was both a virtuoso and a paradox. Her fiction, drama, essays and children’s books won her wide acclaim in Denmark and other European countries, but it is her poetry – spanning a forty-year period – that best reveals her versatility and depth. Her poetry reflects a complex philosophical background, yet her most complex poetic works have enjoyed wide public popularity. ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Natalja's Stories

    by Inger Christensen ...
    Translated by Denise Newman ...
    A brilliant, elegant, and playful novella newly in English by “one of Denmark’s most honored poets” (Publishers Weekly)Known primarily for her poetry, Inger Christensen (1935-2009) remains one of Denmark’s most distinguished and original authors. Natalja’s Stories, modeled after Boccaccio’s Decameron, takes an usual approach to the theme of migration by focusing on the shifting ground of meaning ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • alphabet

    by Inger Christensen ...
    Translated by Susanna Nied ...
    A startling and gorgeous work by Denmark's most admired poet finally available in English translation.Awarded the American-Scandinavian PEN Translation Prize by Michael Hamburger, Susanna Nied's translation of alphabet introduces Inger Christensen's poetry to US readers for the first time. Born in 1935, Inger Christensen is Denmark's best known poet. Her award-winning alphabet is based ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

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