Natalja's Stories by Inger Christensen Primary Information Caspar Heinemann

Caspar Heinemann

Constance DeJong’s long-neglected 1977 novel

‘the images the book brings up into a disturbing prox­imity are not idyllic and not contemplative

her old friends have had years to forget – or to convince themselves they don’t remember

Natalja's Stories by Inger Christensen Primary Information Caspar HeinemannTranslated by Denise Newman. Known primarily for her poetry, Inger Christensen (19352009) remains one of Denmarks most distinguished and original authors. Part of a seven writer project modeled after Boccaccios Decameron, Nataljas Stories focuses on the shifting ground of meaning. It is a tale told to the narrator by her grandmotherabout her mother, abducted from Copenhagen, taken to Russia, from where she must flee after the Revolution. She dies and