Klaus Rifbjerg, "signing his new book, named Rod, November 14, 2008 at the Danish annual book fair, BogForum (14 to 16 November, 2008)," © www.mysona.dk
Klaus Rifbjerg was born in 1931, and Denmark is one of history's greatest forfattere.Han grew up on Amager and debuted with the poetry collection "Under the weather with myself" in 1956. This title "Under the weather with myself" means finding out who one is and why. Besides being a writer, Rifbjerg has been editor and then editor of the Gyldendal. Most of Klaus Rifbjerg narratives dealing young people who will exceed the limits. He belongs in the writing style known as modernist writers. These authors do
One of Klaus Rifbjerg masterpiece is the "The chronic innocence", which appeared in 1958. It's about love and friendship. A boy named Janus is the narrator. He meets a boy named Salvatore, and they become good friends. Salvatore falls in love with a girl named Lisa, and everything is as it should be - except that Lisa will not sleep with Tore. This lead to Helles mother seduces Tore. Helle commit suicide and Tore being hospitalized at the closed ward.
Klaus Rifbjerg perhaps most famous quotation:
"Becoming an adult does not mean just that
you get higher and thicker, and perhaps get
job and a family. It also means that
it develops and becomes a second ".
