Dansk
(sprog: ENG)
AFLYST PGA. SYGDOM
"Indtil midten af det 20. århundrede blev alle historiske tekster skrevet af dem, der havde vundet krige eller nationale valghandlinger. Sådan er det stadig i mange lande, hvor de lidelser, de besejrede har været igennem, enten bliver minimeret eller helt udelukket fra seriøse diskussioner," siger forfatter Richard Zimler.
”Et af mine mål med mine historiske romaner er at gøre denne uret god igen - at undersøge de besejredes liv og levned og fortælle deres historier. Det betragter jeg som en væsentlig – og undergravende – opgave. Og jeg er inderlig stolt af gennem mine bøger at have haft indflydelse på diskursen i Portugal om den jødisk-portugisiske historie."
Richard Zimler er journalist og forfatter. Han blev født 1956 i USA og flyttede til Portugal i 1990. Hans historiske romaner er oversat til 13 sprog.
Læs mere på Richard Zimlers hjemmeside: www.zimler.com
English
(sprog: ENG)
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
"Until the middle of the 20th Century, almost all historical texts were written from the point of view of the people who won the wars and elections. This is still largely the case in many countries, where those who have been defeated have had their suffering minimized or completely excluded from serious discussion,” the author Richard Zimler says.
"One of my objectives in researching and writing historical novels is to try to right this wrong: to explore the lives – and struggles – of those who have been systemically shunned, minimized and silenced. I regard this as an essential – and highly subversive – project and I’m proud of the influence that my books that explore Jewish-Portuguese history have had all over the world but especially in Portugal, where I have lived for the last 30 years.”
Richard Zimler was born in USA in 1956 and moved to Portugal in 1990. His books have been published in 23 countries and have been on bestseller lists in 13 different countries.
Read more here www.zimler.com