''Eks Libris'' is a weekly satirical
comic strip
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with stories from the literary world that is published in the
Danish newspaper ''
Weekendavisen
''Weekendavisen'' (meaning ''The Weekend Newspaper'' in English) is a Danish weekly broadsheet newspaper published on Fridays in Denmark. Its circulation (as of 2007) is approximately 60,000 copies, about ten per cent of which cover subscription ...
s literary supplement ''Bøger''. It is written by
Frank Madsen and drawn by
Sussi Bech.
It was from September 2009 to October 2010 co-written by Mette Finderup. The newspaper strips is published annually in booklets by
Forlaget Eudor.
Characters
Characters include the writer Finn Sysholm, the poet Sune Lynder, two librarians, two booksellers and a group of editors from the fictional publishing house Buch Binders. A number of real people have also made guest appearances in the comic strip, including authors
Ib Michael
Ib Michael (born 1945 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish novelist and poet. His writing style has been described as magic realism.
He attended the University of Copenhagen, where he studied Central American and Indian Language and Culture. Michael ...
,
Klaus Rifbjerg
Klaus Rifbjerg (15 December 1931 – 4 April 2015) was a Danish writer. He authored more than 170 novels, books and essays. In 1965 he co-produced the film '' 4x4'' which was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
Biography
R ...
and Minister of Culture
Per Stig Møller
Per Stig Møller (; born 27 August 1942) is a Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing (Danish national parliament) for the Conservative People's Party (Denmark), Conservative People's Party from 1984 until 2015, and was Minister for ...
.
Publication
The comic strips from ''Weekendavisen'' has been published in booklets by Forlaget Eudor:
Eks Libris 1: Problemer med Carsten Jensen-robotten i Zone 7!Eks Libris 2: Tænk på signalværdien!Eks Libris 3: Jyderne er mægtig flinke… men stille!Eks Libris 4: Lotte går til parterapi!Eks Libris 5: Zenia Nyker genopliver KulturrrrradikalismenEks Libris 6: Finn Sysholm går i sort!Eks Libris 7: Bob Dylan svarer ikkeEks Libris 8: Dr. Lidegaard og Mr. Hyde
References
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External links
Ekslibris.dkEks LibrisPublisher's site with samples in English/French
Danish comic strips
Weekendavisen