Henrik Pontoppidan is one of Denmark's best-known writers, and this afternoon lecture explores what makes his work so rewarding to read. It is based on the podcast Peter læser Pontoppidan, which walks through his entire authorship from his first book to his last.
Reading Pontoppidan offers more than literary pleasure: his novels also shed light on the communities we belong to, the roots of Danish society and the sense of rootlessness that marks modern life. The talk can serve as a general introduction to his writing and its central themes, or be tailored to a reading group working through one of his books.
