After the Death of Ellen Keldberg - Petersen, Eddie Thomas
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The middle-aged artist Ellen Keldberg was found frozen on a street bench in Skagen in northern Denmark, and now lies laid out on her bed, waiting for a post-mortem. The mystery of her death, and who left her out in the cold, is unravelled by two separate investigations, by the hapless Mikkel, her nephew, and the mysterious Anne Sofie, a dark and anarchic presence. This translation of Petersen's novel Ønskebarnet is by Toby Bainton.

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The middle-aged artist Ellen Keldberg was found frozen on a street bench in Skagen in northern Denmark, and now lies laid out on her bed, waiting for a post-mortem. The mystery of her death, and who left her out in the cold, is unravelled by two separate investigations, by the hapless Mikkel, her nephew, and the mysterious Anne Sofie, a dark and anarchic presence. This translation of Petersen's novel Ønskebarnet is by Toby Bainton.
Autorenporträt
Eddie Thomas Petersen (b. 1951) is a Danish TV and film director who published his first novel, Kys, in 2002, for which he won a prize for a debut novel. Ønskebarnet is his third novel. He lives in Skagen, Denmark, where this novel is set. He began his career at the Aarhus Theater and then moved to Copenhagen. He began working as a lecturer and instructor at The Danish Film Workshop in 1983, where he oversaw production on the autobiographical film, Tøsedrengen. Later he worked in Danish national radio, where he directed two short films: Salamander Lake and Nanna and Pernille: the latter won the Robert Prize. He made his debut as a film director with Springflod, starring Trine Dyrholm in the lead role. Subsequent television work includes the successful TV series Strisser on Samsø, which he wrote and directed.