The Pillows

by Benny Andersen

Northwestern University Press, 1983
Paper: 978-0-915306-37-4
Library of Congress Classification PT8176.1.N56P813 1983
Dewey Decimal Classification 839.81374

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

A collection of 16 uniquely funny short stories by acclaimed Danish poet Benny Andersen.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Benny Andersen was a Danish poet, author, songwriter, composer and pianist. Although his work had little circulation in the U.S., he was one of Denmark's most popular poets. Along with nearly two dozen collections of poetry and numerous short stories, he also published children's literature; he was awarded the Ministry of Culture's Children Book Prize in 1971. In 1972, he became a member of the Danish Academy. He passed away in 2018.

REVIEWS

"...The poetry is evocative and refreshingly direct." —Princeton University Press

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"Genuinely engaging..." — Publishers Weekly

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"This book should be in any library." — Choice

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

The Break

The Extension Phone

The Hot Water Bottle

Strangle the Bantams

Layer Cake

The Matches

Cachet

Hiccups

Ice Occurrences in the Baltic

Friend of the Family

The Phone Call

The Drowning Man

The Pants

The Passage

This Past Year

The Pillows

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