Niels Lillelund

Niels Lillelund (born 1965) is a Danish writer, cultural journalist,^[1] op-ed columnist and restaurant critic^[2] at Jyllands-Posten.

He is the author of several books, among those a series of crime novels about the antiquarian book dealer and ex-policeman Erik Andersen, who is forced to supplement his income as a private detective.

The novels introduces very different environments and people.

The first novel, Rouletten, takes place in and around a new casino, the first in Denmark. Lillelund worked there for some months before writing his novel.^[3]

The second, Besat til anden side, is about a management consultant firm, while the third novel, Den Amerikanske Samler (The American Collector) takes us to New York in a hunt for a rare copy of Søren Kierkegaard's Either/Or.^[4] These were followed by Manden der ville vaere sund, in which the narrator tries many different methods of improving his health.^[5]

The latest novel, Bibendum, takes place among wine writers and producers,^[6] a world well known to Lillelund, who has a weekly column about wine.

Lillelund holds an MA degree in Nordic literature and his non-fiction works include a book about the cultural history of poker, Gotham City - Fortællinger fra New York (Gotham City - Tales from New York), a book about the city of New York,^[7] and Rhône vinene (Rhône wines), a book about the wines of the Rhône Valley.^[8]

References

1. ^ "Med Darth Vader i kulissen". Danmarks Radio. 10 February 2009. http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Kultur/2009/02/10/114205.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
2. ^ "Noma nabs top spot". The Copenhagen Post. 27 April 2010. http://www.cphpost.dk/news/48839.html?task=view. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Dan Turèll genoplivet". Dagbladet Information. 3 February 2009. http://www.information.dk/27430. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
4. ^ "Niels Lillelund. Den amerikanske samler.". World Literature Today. 22 June 2002. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1832679/Niels-Lillelund-Den-amerikanske-samler.html. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
5. ^ "Niels Lillelund. Manden der ville vaere sund: Straebsomme fortaellinger.". World Literature Today. 1 April 2003. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3245844/Niels-Lillelund-Manden-der-ville.html. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
6. ^ "Vinbøger til hængekøjen". Fyens Stiftstidende. 26 June 2010. http://www.fyens.dk/article/1631286:Vin--Vinboeger-til-haengekoejen. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
7. ^ "New York på godt og ondt". Dagbladet Information. 30 September 2010. http://www.information.dk/246299. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
8. ^ "Rhônes fristelser". Dagbladet Information. 18 September 2004. http://www.information.dk/97657. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 

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