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Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (commonly known as Johannes V. Jensen; 20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author, often considered the first great Danish writer of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944 "for the rare strength and fertility of his poetic imagination with which is combined an intellectual curiosity of wide scope and a bold, freshly creative style". One of his sisters, Thit Jensen, was also a well-known writer and a very vocal, and occasionally controversial, early feminist.

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Dr. Renaults fristelser

„Dr. Renaults Fristelser“ er en Roman i den eneste Forstand, Johs. V. Jensen vil godkende for sit Vedkommende. Den er fiktiv, d. v. s. frit opfundet, en Tumleplads for Fantasien, for Refleksioner over Tiden og Menneskene, en Digters Værk. Romanen, der lægger Forfatterens eget Liv frem til offentlig Beskuelse eller som bevæger sig paa en snæver Plet Jord, er Johannes V. Jensen fremdeles en Modstander af. I „Dr. Renaults Fristelser“ er der den egentlige Romans Spænding. Den følger ikke et Skema, men med den Rundhaandethed, man venter sig af Johannes V. Jensen, strør dens Skaber Indfald af snart alvorlig, snart lystig Natur om sig. I intet af Kapitlerne kan man læse sig til, hvad det næste vil indeholde.

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Publish date16 May 2016
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ISBN epub9788702203516