About the author

Thomas Boberg (born 5 May 1960 in Roskilde) is a Danish poet and travel writer. Since his debut in 1984 he has received extensive recognition for his contribution to Danish literature. Since 2018 member of The Danish Academy (Det Danske Akademi).

Boberg lived in Peru for several years and has traveled widely in Latin America and Africa. Many of his works stem from his travels in South and Central America, often focusing on the exploited and poor. Boberg has been nominated twice for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize, in 1999 for Americas, and in 2006 for Livsstil (Life Style).

Thomas Boberg is the son of the surrealist painter Jørgen Boberg (1940–2009).

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Americas

Americas er beretningen om en odyssé gennem det amerikanske kontinent: En ydre rejse i tid og rum, fra 1980 til 1999, fra USA i nord til Peru i syd.Den er også en indre rejse i det menneskelige sind fra sort melankoli til flyvende eufori, fra tragik til forløsende galgenhumor.
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Edition4
Printed pages484
Publish date05 Oct 2012
Published byGyldendal
Languagedan
ISBN print9788702136036
ISBN epub9788702142532