Nils Holgersson's Wonderful Journey through Sweden (1906–07) is truly unique. Starting life as a commissioned school reader designed to present the geography of Sweden to nine-year-olds, it quickly won the international fame and popularity it still enjoys over a century later.
Herman Bang was well known in his lifetime, but in the English-speaking world he has had little impact. Even now, only a couple of his novels have been... Læs mere