Panduro, Leif (1923-1977)

Danish novelist and playwright. His grotesquely humorous and satirical novels explore the meeting between the individual and modern society. Often the world is viewed from the inside of a lunatic asylum, where the individual describes what he sees as an insane society (Rend mig i traditionerne/Kick Me in the Traditions 1958); or the study of an unstable personality is disguised as a detective novel with a surprise ending, as in Den gale mand/The Mad Man 1965.

Other works dealing with the theme of the normal/abnormal are Daniels anden verden/The Other World of Daniel 1970, Amatørerne/The Amateurs 1972, and Den ubetænksomme elsker/The Thoughtless Lover 1973. His last work was Høfeber/Hayfever 1975.