{"product_id":"copenhagen-noir-bo-tao-michalis-9781936070664","title":"Copenhagen Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The latest entry in the publisher's series (41 and counting) proves the resilience of, and market for, these locale noirs. Editor Bo Tao Micha?is, a Danish book critic, is both scholarly and insightful in the introduction and outlines how the stories reflect the greed and ennui of modern Denmark in contrast to the Danish idyll depicted in tourist brochures. [ . . . ] Although some stories veer from noir orthodoxy, there are fine examples of lyrical writing, noir sensibilities, and insight into the current Danish psyche. Overall, a very impressive anthology.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The indefatigable noir series of anthologies (\u003cem\u003eOrange County Noir, Trinidad Noir, Brooklyn Noir 3\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.) focuses in its 43rd volume on the home of Hans Christian Andersen. [ . . . ] Based on this collection, Copenhagen may be a great place to visit, but nobody seems to live there, at least not well or long.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir.\u003c\/em\u003e Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brand-new stories by: Naja Marie Aidt, Jonas T. Bengtsson, Helle Helle, Christian Dorph \u0026amp; Simon Pasternak, Susanne Staun, Lene Kaaberbol \u0026amp; Agente Friis, Klaus Rifbjerg, Gretelise Holm, Georg Ursin, Kristian Lundberg, Kristina Stoltz, Seyit ﾖzt?k, Benn Q. Holm, and Gunnar Staalesen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by Bo Tao Micha?is: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Copenhagen: the \u003cem\u003eLittle Mermaid\u003c\/em\u003e, H.C. Andersen, Soren Kierkegaard, and Karen Blixen, a big city that perhaps more than any other is the absolute capital, origin, and center of northern European romanticism of the 1800s. Denmark's Copenhagen, with its ramparts and moats forming the shell of the city and suburbs, has retained a glint of back then, that world of yesterday . . . At one point our metropolis was presented as an idyllic, modest-sized big city, where police stopped traffic when a mother duck guided her ugly ducklings across the street populated by cars, bicycles, and streetcars. But naturally, and quite unfortunately, such is the case no longer. Copenhagen long ago abandoned its \u003cem\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e slumber for a cosmopolitan night and day that never sleeps . . . Those times are gone forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"All the short stories in \u003cem\u003eCopenhagen Noir\u003c\/em\u003e are about meaninglessness, violence, and murder in various districts of the city . . . Common for all the writers is a love for Copenhagen and for the dark story of coincidence and necessity, the good and bad luck of humans. In a metropolis that both has a style of its own yet also resembles the other black pearls of cities across the globe: New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Berlin. Enjoy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bo Tao Micha?is\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1936070669\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936070664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010 pg. 1188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2010 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2010 pg. 25","brand":"Bo Tao Micha?is","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983847948543,"sku":"9781936070664","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e6bb902-a829-427c-abfe-4550c38adcd7.jpg?v=1683269068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/copenhagen-noir-bo-tao-michalis-9781936070664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}