Niels Lillelund (born 1965) is a Danish writer, cultural journalist, ^[1] op-ed columnist and restaurant critic ^[2] at Jyllands-Posten .

He is the author of several books, among those a series of crime novels about the antiquarian book dealer and ex-policeman Erik Andersen, who is forced to supplement his income as a private detective.

The novels introduce very different environments and people.

The first novel, Rouletten , takes place in and around a new casino, the first in Denmark. Lillelund worked there for some months before writing his novel. ^[3]

The second, Besat til anden side , is about a management consultant firm, while the third novel, Den Amerikanske Samler ( The American Collector ) takes us to New York in a hunt for a rare copy of Søren Kierkegaard 's Either/Or . ^[4] These were followed by Manden der ville vaere sund , in which the narrator tries many different methods of improving his health. ^[5]

The latest novel, Bibendum , takes place among wine writers and producers, ^[6] a world well known to Lillelund, who has a weekly column about wine.

Lillelund holds an MA degree in Nordic literature and his non-fiction works include a book about the cultural history of poker , Gotham City - Fortællinger fra New York ( Gotham City - Tales from New York ), a book about the city of New York, ^[7] and Rhone vinene ( Rhone wines ), a book about the wines of the Rhone Valley . ^[8]

Bibliography [ edit ]

• Kvindedrømmer, 1999
• Rouletten, 1999
• Besat til anden side, 2000
• Den amerikanske samler, 2001
• Manden der ville være sund: stræbsomme fortællinger, 2001
• Alt lykkes i en gasovn: en bog om at lave mad, 2002
• Rhone vinene, 2004
• Bibendum, 2007
• Mr. Time Manager: Claus Møller og hans tid, 2008
• Poker: historien om et kortspil, 2008
• Gotham City: fortællinger fra New York, 2010
• Vinene fra Rhone, 2013

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