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The Fall of the King. A novel by Johannes V. Jensen. With illustrations by Sikker Hansen. Translated by Atli Magnússon.
The setting of the work is Denmark in the first decades of the 16th century, in the shadow of threats and wars during the reign of Christian II. Gradually, the fates of two unfortunate men, Mikkel Thögersen, a student and mercenary, and King Christian, become intertwined in the most bizarre way, in war, defeat and finally in years of joint imprisonment. This unique story, which possesses an incredible stylistic genius, is now considered the finest work of its author, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1944. In 2000, the story was chosen as the best Danish novel of the 20th century.
The setting of the work is Denmark in the first decades of the 16th century, in the shadow of threats and wars during the reign of Christian II. Gradually, the fates of two unfortunate men, Mikkel Thögersen, a student and mercenary, and King Christian, become intertwined in the most bizarre way, in war, defeat and finally in years of joint imprisonment. This unique story, which possesses an incredible stylistic genius, is now considered the finest work of its author, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1944. In 2000, the story was chosen as the best Danish novel of the 20th century.