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Books and literature about Dag Hammarskjöld
Markings
Dag Hammarskjöld himself describes Markings as “the only true ‘profile’ that can be drawn”. Markings consists of short diary-like notes, prose and haiku poems.
The texts are in the same order and form as Hammarskjöld himself left them. Notes and explanations can be found in the end of the book.
The dating begins in 1925 and the last entry was written a few weeks before his death. Markings is not a book that you can rush through, since each paragraph requires reflection.
Markings is a true classic. Since its discovery in 1963 it has been translated into a number of different languages.
Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold came out in 1972 and is a very comprehensive biography of Dag Hammarskjöld. In the nearly 600 pages the reader gets a detailed insight into Dag Hammarskjöld’s life during his years as UN Secretary-General and how the political events of that time developed.
The book is written by Brian Urquhart, diplomat and former co-worker of Hammarskjöld in the UN. Urquhart had complete access to Hammarskjöld’s private papers when the book was written.
Hammarskjold is a must have for all who seek in-depth knowledge about Dag Hammarskjöld.
A String Untouched: Dag Hammarskjöld’s Life in Haiku and Photography
”The camera has taught me to see”, Dag Hammarskjöld once wrote. A String Untouched provides an insight into another side of Hammarskjöld’s life.
The author Kaj Falkman has selected a number of Hammarskjöld’s photographs and haiku poems and written comments and explanations for them. The haiku poems are found in Markings, but the black and white photographs taken by Hammarskjöld have rarely been published.
The beautiful photos combined with a clean layout make this book superb as a gift, even for somone who is not familiar with Dag Hammarskjöld.