Tudvad og kierkegaard biografias

November 3, was an historic day in the history of Danish literature. Rarely have the expectations connected with the publication of a book been so great, and rarely has an author been in so privileged a position to fulfill these expectations.

References to the fact that a great biography of Søren Kierkegaard was soon to appear had been in the [Danish] papers for months. When the date finally arrived, the papers were filled with interviews with the author.

The newspaper Information broke its own rule by reviewing the biography the day before it appeared.

The reviewer, Klaus Rifbjerg could thus send the book out into the world with an exceptionally fortunate shove. The next day all the other Danish papers followed suit.

Tudvad og kierkegaard biografias

The first edition of the book was sold out before the sun had set. The book, SAK. Søren Aabye Kierkegaard. En biografi (Copenhagen: GAD, )2 was a triumph for the troubled publisher and for the author, Joakim Garff.

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