Short stories
Vor ven Grog
Not translated into English
Robert Storm Petersen · 1926
Synopsis
The monologues of Grog, the author's dog, who tells the life of the neighbourhood in his own way. He talks about life and death, about the small events of each day, about the weather, which he likes whatever it is, about his walks as far as the lawns of the Frederiksberg garden, and about his four-legged friends, Rulle, Sjokke or Basse, with a hint of sadness and pity beneath the humour.
Context
The author lends these monologues to his own dog from 1926 to 1935; alongside his stories of vagabonds and his comic tales, they form a distinct vein of his written work, which he had begun as early as 1904 with a detective book written by three people under a pseudonym. The Grog stories are today spread over several volumes of the author's collected tales, published in the old spelling: Vor ven Grog, Min hund Grog, Grog og hans venner, Grog på eventyr, Grog og resten af kompagniet.
Who it is for
Short texts to be read one by one, in Danish orthography from before 1948. No French or English translation.
Prizes and reception
Today the most widely read of the author's books, reissued in digital and print editions in the series of his collected stories.
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