'Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities;
Truth isn't.'
- Mark Twain
I moved to Kobenhavn with 20kg of belongings. That’s what I was allowed.
And that was enough.
But to bring books with, was just not weight-wise.
Therefore I came with an electronic Bible.
But handling a soft copy does not compare well with holding a hard copy.
Therefore, I start searching for an English translation of the Bible.
In Kobenhavn?
After a few weeks, I came across an English translation, a more than 300 years old leather-bound collector’s item for a mere R800. It was a steal, but because of if's size and weight it is not a user-friendly book.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vangsgaards-Antikvariat/366345233400958
Today, after another two weeks, I was in a bric-à-brac shop managed by, what would be called a few decades ago, hippies. And on my request whether they have an English translation of the Bible, one pointed me towards some books: "All the religious type books".
But to bring books with, was just not weight-wise.
Therefore I came with an electronic Bible.
But handling a soft copy does not compare well with holding a hard copy.
Therefore, I start searching for an English translation of the Bible.
In Kobenhavn?
After a few weeks, I came across an English translation, a more than 300 years old leather-bound collector’s item for a mere R800. It was a steal, but because of if's size and weight it is not a user-friendly book.
This Bible is living in friendly silence in Vangsgaards Antikvariat, an antique bookshop in Fiolstræde. I shamelessly indulged myself in the smell of old books and the wood of the old shelves. Upstairs and around the teak balustrade. Downstairs into the basement. Tip-tip, creek-creek on wooden floors.
http://www.vangsgaards.dk/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vangsgaards-Antikvariat/366345233400958
Today, after another two weeks, I was in a bric-à-brac shop managed by, what would be called a few decades ago, hippies. And on my request whether they have an English translation of the Bible, one pointed me towards some books: "All the religious type books".
At first I did not noticed the familiar format of a Bible . . . but then I saw it.
I was quite disappointed to see that it was not an English translation, but then I released that it was an Afrikaans translation: Die Nuwe Lewende Vertaling gepubliseer deur CUM.
In the Bible was entrance ticket number 856951 to the Giza Pyramids, but no other clue that pointed to the travel that got a CUM Bible in a hippy-shop.
In Kobenhavn!
In the Bible was entrance ticket number 856951 to the Giza Pyramids, but no other clue that pointed to the travel that got a CUM Bible in a hippy-shop.
In Kobenhavn!
