About the author

Bjarne Reuter (born 29 April 1950) is a Danish writer and screenwriter, best known for children's and young adult books. Many of his works are set in the 1950s and 1960s, the time period of his childhood and adolescence. Many also feature the Copenhagen area, where he was born in Brønshøj. Reuter is the screenwriter of the popular Danish television series and movie Busters verden ("Buster's World"). In 1977 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for best children's book in 2000, recognising the German-language edition of En som Hodder (1998), and was a finalist for the youth book prize in 2003, for the work published in English as The Ring of the Slave Prince (2004).

For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Reuter was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2002 and 2004.

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En som Hodder

Hodder er ikke som de andre drenge. Hans klassekammerater i 3. klasse synes faktisk, at han er en smule mærkelig. Derfor har han heller ikke rigtig nogen kammerater, så han holder sig mest for sig selv, hvor han lever i sin egen fantasiverden.En nat kommer der en fe til Hodder og beder ham om at frelse verden - intet mindre. Det er et uoverskueligt projekt, så Hodder starter med den lillebitte ø Guambilua ud for Afrikas kyst. Men for at frelse verden må man have en ekspedition, og Hodder spørger den stærkeste dreng Filip og den smarteste dreng Alex, for de må da kunne hjælpe. Men de siger kun ja, for at kunne tage fusen på Hodder.Det viser sig dog, at Filip og Hodder har mere til fælles end man lige skulle tro, og derfor kommer Filip Hodder til undsætning, da han er ved at miste forbindelsen til virkeligheden.
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Edition2
Printed pages144
Publish date28 Feb 2003
Published byGyldendal
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ISBN print9788702020106
ISBN epub9788702152548
ISBN audio9788758815770