Peter Hoeg books

The Elephant Keepers' Children

Where is the blue courtyard on the square called Blågårds Plads, if that’s what blå gård means? Where is the king of Kongens Nytorv, the King’s New Square, which isn’t even new? And if strand means “beach,” then what’s Gammel Strand all about? Gammel, as anyone knows, means “old,” and maybe the h...