At Ordgeist we have created a bookstore experience based on our understanding of good, exciting and important literature. Fortunately it can be very diverse and we try to present both new and older literature across genres and publishers. We sell books in 8 categories, which you can read more about below.
We also believe that it is worth presenting new literature published by smaller publishers - or perhaps even by the author themselves. In this way, we also hope to give voice to some of the independent authors who are sprouting and bubbling with Ordgeist. Feel free to get in touch with Claus or Mia if you are interested in a spot as a self-publisher. We therefore many local writers and publishers from Northern Jutland represented.
In Denmark we have a large and exciting selection of new literature. We love to find and present new releases from our small but literary rich nation. In this category Danish retellings of Shakespeare stand side by side with satirical fiction, Danish future dystopias, and tales from everyday life. We want to present a selection with several different stories (and storytellers) represented. We also want to show that Danish fiction consist of many different things.
This category is composed of diverse but very potent works that can make your heart beat a little faster and spark new thoughts. We love the gut-punch of the crime novel, the biography's invitation to immersion, and the ability of debate literature to scrutinise norms - and not least to challenge or even change them.
Literature mirrors experience, and we believe that we are strengthened by meeting experiences from all over the world. That's why we sell an increasingly wide selection of translated contemporary fiction. The selection includes debut novels from emerging international authors such as the Japanese Emi Yagi's Diary from a Void and Nigerian-Tamil Akwaeke Emezi's Freshwater. International debut authors can be found in this category alongside distinguished Nobel Prize winners.
In our classics and poetry category you will find both Danish and international works. We carry a wide selection of European classics, and our selection is also constantly growing with more works from around the world. In this category you can therefore find works such as Inger Christensen's Butterfly Valley or Sophus Claussen's The Devils alongside works such as Cervantes' Don Quixote and Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Café Ordgeist also has shelves for new international literature in English. Sometimes books just need to be read in their original language or by even more readers in English translation. Our books in English include contemporary fiction like Mariana Enriquez's Things We Lost in the Fire and Ayòbámi Adébáyò's Stay With Me alongside reflective essays like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Notes on Grief and Tsitsi Dangarembga's Black and Female.
Our selection of children's literature is built on a love of classics such as the books about Totte or The Mole Who Wanted to Know... At the same time we would like to present newer works about beloved characters such as Norwegian Fantus and our take on modern classics such as Little People, Big Dreams or Big Emotions for little ones.
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