“Got my weed and I’ve got my Sven Hassel”
– I, Trog
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Bruce
What does anyone know of Sven Hassel ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Hassel
6 February 2017
this leaden paul
Would have made a good rhyme for ‘bouncy castle’ (q.v.).
6 February 2017
Peter Mcornithologist
Only person who suffered Caucasian Fever. The Walter Mitty of Denmark
6 February 2017
dickhead in quicksand
Not connected with Wright Hassall, arguably the best ever name for a firm of non-mythical solicitors.
11 February 2017
Chris Quinn
I read most of his books when I was a teenager – I remember being very confused when a different translator was used for some of the later books, and they changed the names of some of the characters.
12 February 2017
Cream cheese and chives
In my memory he went hand in hand with Isaac Asimov. All those into prog rock would swap these books among themselves, carrying them in the embroidered gas mask bags of which they were all so fond.
The Hassels’ covers would feature tanks crushing corpses while the Asimovs would feature strange spider like space craft.
Both were closed books to me.
10 February 2018