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Thomas E. Kennedy (born March 9, 1944) is an American fiction writer, essayist, and translator from Danish. He is the author of more than 30 books, including novels, story and essay collections, literary criticism, translation, and most notably the four novels of the ''Copenhagen Quartet.'' Of the quartet, David Applefield, author of ''Paris Inside Out'' and ''The Unofficial Guide to Paris'' series of books, writes: “Kennedy does for Copenhagen what Joyce did for Dublin.”〔Applefield, David. ''Frank: An International Journal of Contemporary Writing & Art'' (October, 1998).〕 ==''The Copenhagen Quartet''== After twenty-five years of publishing in small presses and literary magazines, Kennedy was discovered by Bloomsbury Publishing, which offered him a four-book contract, starting in 2010, for his ''Copenhagen Quartet:'' four independent novels, with each set in a different season in the Danish capital, and each written in a different literary style. As an American expatriate who has lived in Copenhagen since 1976, Kennedy has infused the novels of the quartet with a wealth of historical and cultural details about the city. In particular, ''Kerrigan in Copenhagen: A Love Story,'' which is set in spring, is a novel disguised as a guide to Copenhagen's serving houses (a.k.a. pubs). Each chapter takes place in one or more of nearly 60 different pubs. Although each book of the quartet may be read independently, ''Kerrigan in Copenhagen'' establishes an in-depth background of the Danish history and culture. The ''New York Times'' describes this novel as "a spiraling exploration of alcohol, history, literature, art and jazz."〔Cokal, Susann. ("Soused," ) a review of ''Kerrigan in Copenhagen" in ''The New York Times,'' July 5, 2013.〕 See also ''The Washington Post'' review of ''In the Company of Angels.''〔Yardley, Jonathan. “Jonathan Yardley Reviews ''In the Company of Angels'' by Thomas Kennedy,” in (''The Washington Post'' ) (March 21, 2010).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas E. Kennedy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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