About the author

Hanne-Vibeke Holst (born 21 February 1959 in Hjørring, Denmark) is an author. She has an education as a journalist and has worked on the Danish newspapers Berlingske Tidende and Søndags B.T.

She is the daughter of authors Knud Holst Andersen and Kirsten Johanne Høybye. She was married in 1984. Today, she acts as a Goodwill Ambassador to the UNFPA and is a personal appointed member of the Danish UNESCO National Commission.

Her books are mainly about modern women facing both new options and old problems, and have been translated to several languages, including German, Dutch, and Swedish.

In 2003 she was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize. In 2008 she won the Danish booksellers annual prize De Gyldne Laurbær (The Golden Laurel).

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Undskyldningen

Helena Tholstrup, operachef for Berliner Oper, skal modtage en ærefuld demokratipris af den tyske kansler. Den får hun, fordi hun trods trusler har insisteret på at gennemføre premieren på en kontroversiel opera. Helena glæder sig over, at hendes vanskelige datter Sophie vil komme til Berlin for at deltage i fejringen i selskab med sin nye kæreste Khalil. Helena er overrasket over sin datters valg af kæreste, men holder sin manglende begejstring for sig selv. I det hele taget er der meget, Helena har holdt for sig selv indtil dette dramatiske døgn. Men nu tvinges hun omsider til at konfrontere sig med de ophobede hemmeligheder og løgne, der har løbet som en rød tråd gennem slægten i flere generationer. I de sene nattetimer på Berliner Opers chefkontor må en presset Helena sande, at fortidens fortielser kan få fatale konsekvenser i en nutid, der forlanger en undskyldning. Undskyldningen er en fortællinger i tre akter om begær og bedrag, sandhed og soning.

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Edition2

Printed pages432

Publish date01 Jun 2012

Published byGyldendal

Languagedan

ISBN print9788702130942

ISBN epub9788702115635