Forlaget Sidste Århundrede

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A Danish independent niche publisher founded in 2015, translating overlooked German and French literature with a taste for the eccentric and grotesque.

Last updated September 28, 2026

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Overview

Forlaget Sidste Århundrede ("Last Century Publishing") is a small Danish independent publishing house founded in 2015 by Steffen Skaarup, Mads Peder Lau Pedersen and Lasse Skjold Bertelsen. It specialises in translating literature into Danish, primarily from German and French, and is dedicated to bringing overlooked, marginal or forgotten works to Danish readers. Its editorial profile favours the transgressive, the monomaniacal, the eccentric and the grotesque, though the books are not horror fiction as such — with the stated exception of B.S. Ingemann's 'Åndeverdenens dårekiste'. The catalogue spans twentieth-century European modernism and decadence: Unica Zürn, Hermann Ungar, Marcel Schwob, E.M. Cioran, Gabrielle Wittkop, Gregor von Rezzori, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Denton Welch, Tor Ulven, Jacques Chessex, Eduard von Keyserling, Ingeborg Bachmann, Anna Kavan and others. Alongside translated works, the press also issues a Danish-language strand of grotesque and fantastic literature from the early twentieth century, including anthologies such as 'Menneskekød: Grotesker 1910-1920' and 'Vildsindet: Grotesker 1900-1910'. The press sells directly through its own webshop, where titles are typically priced around 180–200 Danish kroner in paperback editions. Recent and forthcoming releases include Denton Welch's 'Jomfrurejse' (2025), Giorgio Bassani's 'De guldindfattede briller' (2025) and Regina Ullmann's 'Landevejen. Fortællinger' (announced for 2026). It also collaborates with the Danish publisher Escho, with a focus on Nordic literature. In 2023 the press received the Sigvaldi Prize from the Danish Arts Foundation (Statens Kunstfond), a recognition of its contribution to literary translation and independent publishing in Denmark.

History

Forlaget Sidste Århundrede was founded in 2015 by Steffen Skaarup, Mads Peder Lau Pedersen and Lasse Skjold Bertelsen as a Danish niche publishing house devoted to translating literature, primarily from German and French, into Danish. Its stated mission is to promote overlooked literature, with a predilection for the transgressive, monomaniacal, eccentric and grotesque — while not belonging to the horror genre, with the exception of B.S. Ingemann's 'Åndeverdenens dårekiste'. The press's first title was Unica Zürn's 'Mørkt forår' in 2015. It went on to publish Hermann Ungar's 'De lemlæstede' (2016), Marcel Schwob's 'Monelles bog' (2017), Stig Sæterbakken's 'Der, hvor jeg tænker, er der altid mørkt' (2017) and E.M. Cioran's 'Bitterhedens syllogismer' (2017). In 2018 it issued Gabrielle Wittkop's 'Nekrofilen' and 'Eksemplariske bortgange', Gregor von Rezzori's 'En antisemits erindringer', and B.S. Ingemann's 'Åndeverdenens dårekiste'. Through the late 2010s and early 2020s the catalogue expanded with Hermann Ungar's 'Klassen' (2019), Adolfo Bioy Casares's 'Morels opfindelse' (2019), Denton Welch's 'Ungdoms sødme' (2019), Tor Ulven's 'Afløsning' (2020), Gregor von Rezzori's 'Blomster i sneen' (2020), Jacques Chessex's 'Vampyren fra Ropraz' (2021), Eduard von Keyserling's 'Bølger' (2021), Unica Zürn's 'Jerikos trompeter' (2021), Eduard von Keyserling's 'Lumre dage' (2022), Tor Ulven's 'Sten og spejl' (2022), Juan José Saer's 'Stedsønnen' (2022) and Ingeborg Bachmann's 'Franzas bog' (2022). Alongside translated works, the press developed a Danish-language strand of grotesque and fantastic literature from the early twentieth century, including Louis Levy's 'Menneskeløget Kzradock, den vårfriske Methusalem' (2017), Astrid Ehrencron-Kidde's 'Det sukker så tungt udi skoven' (2018) and 'Der hvor skyggerne faldt' (2020), Jakob Hansen's 'Rædselsrealisten' (2018), Sigurd Mathiesen's 'Unge sjæle' (2021), and the anthologies 'Menneskekød: Grotesker 1910-1920' (2019) and 'Vildsindet: Grotesker 1900-1910' (2022). In 2023 the press published Maximian's 'Levende død. Elegier' and Eduard von Keyserling's 'Ved sydskrænten', and received the Sigvaldi Prize from the Danish Arts Foundation (Statens Kunstfond). In 2024 it issued Anna Kavan's 'Is', Jean Ferry's 'Lokomotivføreren og andre fortællinger' and Gregor von Rezzori's 'En hermelin i Tjernopol'. In 2025 it published Denton Welch's 'Jomfrurejse' and Giorgio Bassani's 'De guldindfattede briller', with Regina Ullmann's 'Landevejen. Fortællinger' announced for 2026. The press also collaborates with the Danish publisher Escho, with a focus on Nordic literature. It sells its titles directly through its own webshop, with paperback editions typically priced around 180–200 Danish kroner.

2026
Regina Ullmann's 'Landevejen. Fortællinger' announced for publication on 9 October.
2025
Denton Welch's 'Jomfrurejse' (30 May) and Giorgio Bassani's 'De guldindfattede briller' (21 October) published.
2024
Anna Kavan's 'Is', Jean Ferry's 'Lokomotivføreren og andre fortællinger' and Gregor von Rezzori's 'En hermelin i Tjernopol' published.
2023
Maximian's 'Levende død. Elegier' and Eduard von Keyserling's 'Ved sydskrænten' published; press receives the Sigvaldi Prize from the Danish Arts Foundation.
2022
Eduard von Keyserling's 'Lumre dage', Tor Ulven's 'Sten og spejl', Juan José Saer's 'Stedsønnen', Ingeborg Bachmann's 'Franzas bog' and the anthology 'Vildsindet: Grotesker 1900-1910' published.
2021
Jacques Chessex's 'Vampyren fra Ropraz', Eduard von Keyserling's 'Bølger', Unica Zürn's 'Jerikos trompeter' and Sigurd Mathiesen's 'Unge sjæle' published.
2020
Tor Ulven's 'Afløsning', Gregor von Rezzori's 'Blomster i sneen' and Astrid Ehrencron-Kidde's 'Der hvor skyggerne faldt' published.
2019
Hermann Ungar's 'Klassen', Adolfo Bioy Casares's 'Morels opfindelse', Denton Welch's 'Ungdoms sødme' and the anthology 'Menneskekød: Grotesker 1910-1920' published.
2018
Gabrielle Wittkop's 'Nekrofilen' and 'Eksemplariske bortgange', Gregor von Rezzori's 'En antisemits erindringer', B.S. Ingemann's 'Åndeverdenens dårekiste', Astrid Ehrencron-Kidde's 'Det sukker så tungt udi skoven' and Jakob Hansen's 'Rædselsrealisten' published.
2017
Marcel Schwob's 'Monelles bog', Stig Sæterbakken's 'Der, hvor jeg tænker, er der altid mørkt', E.M. Cioran's 'Bitterhedens syllogismer' and Louis Levy's 'Menneskeløget Kzradock, den vårfriske Methusalem' published.
2016
Hermann Ungar's 'De lemlæstede' published.
2015
Forlaget Sidste Århundrede founded by Steffen Skaarup, Mads Peder Lau Pedersen and Lasse Skjold Bertelsen; first title, Unica Zürn's 'Mørkt forår', published.

Products and positioning

Independent Danish niche publisher of translated, overlooked and transgressive European literature.

2015
Unica Zürn: Mørkt forår
2016
Hermann Ungar: De lemlæstede
2017
Marcel Schwob: Monelles bog
2017
Stig Sæterbakken: Der, hvor jeg tænker, er der altid mørkt
2017
E.M. Cioran: Bitterhedens syllogismer
2017
Louis Levy: Menneskeløget Kzradock, den vårfriske Methusalem
2018
Gabrielle Wittkop: Nekrofilen
2018
Gabrielle Wittkop: Eksemplariske bortgange
2018
Gregor von Rezzori: En antisemits erindringer
2018
B.S. Ingemann: Åndeverdenens dårekiste
2018
Astrid Ehrencron-Kidde: Det sukker så tungt udi skoven
2018
Jakob Hansen: Rædselsrealisten
2019
Hermann Ungar: Klassen
2019
Adolfo Bioy Casares: Morels opfindelse
2019
Denton Welch: Ungdoms sødme
2019
Div.: Menneskekød: Grotesker 1910-1920
2020
Tor Ulven: Afløsning
2020
Gregor von Rezzori: Blomster i sneen
2020
Astrid Ehrencron-Kidde: Der hvor skyggerne faldt
2021
Jacques Chessex: Vampyren fra Ropraz
2021
Eduard von Keyserling: Bølger
2021
Unica Zürn: Jerikos trompeter
2021
Sigurd Mathiesen: Unge sjæle
2022
Eduard von Keyserling: Lumre dage

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