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Website. buk-swienty.com. Tom Buk-Swienty (born 19 July 1966 in Eutin) is a Danish historian, journalist and author, known for his work on the Second Schleswig War. [1] Buk-Swienty was raised in Sønderborg, Denmark. He holds degrees in history and American Studies from the University of Copenhagen and the University of California.
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- 19 July 1966 (age 57), Eutin, Germany
- Historian, journalist, author
Tom Buk-Swienty is widely recognized as Denmark’s most engaging narrative historian.“He makes history come alive on the page” and “his writing is evocative.” He is the winner of the prestigious Danish Søren Gyldendal Award, the Reader’s book Award, the History Book of the Year Award, the Danish Writers’ Award and the Rungstedlund Award.
Tom Buk-Swienty, født 1966, har siden han debuterede med Amerika Maxima i 1999 stået bag flere bestsellere, herunder Slagtebænk Dybbøl og Dommedag Als, som inspirerede Ole Bornedal til at skrive og instruere DR´s store dramaserie 1864.
Tom Buk-Swienty (født 19. juli 1966 i Eutin) er en dansk historiker, journalist og forfatter, der blandt andet er kendt for sine to bøger om den dansk-tyske krig i 1864, Slagtebænk Dybbøl (2008) og Dommedag Als (2010). Disse bøger har inspireret til DR drama-tv-serien 1864 instrueret af Ole Bornedal .
Told in rich detail through first-hand accounts, Tom Buk-Swienty's magisterial account of the Schleswig conflict tells the story of this pivotal war. 1864 shows how a minor regional conflict foreshadowed the course of diplomacy that led to the First World War and brutally presaged the industrialised future of warfare.
Aug 17, 2008 · Tom Buk-Swienty's long-awaited biography, a superb evocation of the muckraking era, is a compelling work, designed with 55 haunting images from Riis's own photographic oeuvre. 55 photographs Read more
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DEN IDEELLE AMERIKANER. En biografi om journalisten, reformisten og fotografen Jacob A. Riis. Baseret på aldrig tidligere benyttede primære kilder var Tom Buk-Swienty i 2005 manden bag den første fuldstændige biografi om den legendariske dansk-amerikanske journalist, sociale reformist og dokumentar-fotograf, Jacob Augustus Riis (1849-1914).
