About the author

Ole Lund Kirkegaard (29 July 1940, Aarhus — 24 March 1979) was a Danish writer of children's literature and youth literature and a teacher. He mainly wrote about the interaction between adult and child. The main character in his books is usually an anti-hero. In 1969 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize (Denmark) (Kulturministeriets Børnebogspris)

Kirkegaard grew up in Skanderborg just south of Aarhus and many of his stories were inspired by his own childhood experiences there. He also illustrated his own books. On a cold winter night in 1979 Kirkegaard, on his way home, fell in the snow and could not get up again, after having had too much to drink. He froze to death on location, at just 38 years of age. The street of Ole Lund Kirkegaards Stræde in Skanderborg, is named after him.

Læs selv Gummi-Tarzan

Gummi-Tarzan hedder rigtigt Ivan Olsen. Ivan er ikke ret stor – nærmest lille og tynd – og ikke særlig pæn. Han er heller ikke spor stærk og kan ikke tæve nogen. Derfor får Ivan Olsen selv en masse tæsk hver dag og somme tider buksevand. Det er Ivans far, der giver sin søn navnet Gummi-Tarzan, da han – uden held – har prøvet at gøre Ivan til en Tarzan. Et helt tilfældigt møde med en vaskeægte heks vender for en enkelt dag op og ned på alting for Ivan Olsen.  Bogen er sat let og luftigt med korte linjer og dele•prikker – lige til at læse selv fra ca. 9 år.  
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Edition7
Printed pages128
Publish date30 Jun 2010
Published byGyldendal
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ISBN print9788702094077