This book is awesome!!! It's not really new for those who read Gulliver's Travels, since it's quite the Scandinavian point of view on the subject: satirical description and views about society, religion and other important matters at that time. In fact the author had also some problems with the king

Such comedy

I may have to revisit this one day. Lots of interesting ideas, but a bit dry compared to the more modern novels I’m used to reading. I see a lot of similar elements between this and books like Gulliver’s Travels and A Voyage to Arcturus; the use of fantastical and otherworldly elements for the purpo

Denmark in the 18th century being a rather small country, the Danish people relied on a single genius, Ludvig Holberg, to be their one-man Enlightment. So Holberg was the author of important treatises on law, comedies and poems that revolutionized Danish as a literary language, revolutionary scienti

A hollow earth version of Gulliver's Travels, written by one of Denmark's greatest writers.

I read the Gierlow translation, which I quite liked. It was very readable, and he handled the changes in tone well. Gierlow achieved Holberg's intent of creating the feel of a book written by multiple characte

I must admit that the three star rating is simply due to the fact that today’s author’s stand on the shoulders of literary giants, who have already shown that balancing narrative with imagery and dialogue makes a story that pulls readers in. My modern expectations interpret this antique tale as dry.