Knud SønderbyKnud Sønderby (1909-1966) was an eminent Danish novelist, journalist, translator, and essayist. The initial printing of his first novel, Midt i en Jazztid (In the Middle of a Jazz Age) sold out in fourteen days due to its immediate popularity among te youth of Denmark. Today this novel is his best-known work and an integral piece of the Danish literary canon. For two decades Sønderby wrote as a journalist for three major newspapers while publishing four additional novels and six plays, as well as translating numerous works into Danish for the Royal Theater. The essays in this volume are drawn from his six essay collections. Sønderby was also a founding member of the Danish Academy. Read More Read Less