Piet Hein Libri
Questo matematico, narratore e artista danese è rinomato per uno stile singolare che pervade tutte le sue opere, siano esse pubblicazioni scientifiche, saggi, poesie o architettura. Le sue creazioni sono caratterizzate dalla superiorità della forma rispetto all'obiettivo, al mezzo e al contenuto. Viene spesso descritto come un universalista, il cui approccio riecheggia l'ideale rinascimentale di versatilità incarnato dai creatori moderni. Le sue opere conservano un riconoscibile 'tocco Piet Hein', che le rende distintive.
What in the world is a Grook? A grook is a short, aphoristic poem, accompanied by an appropriate drawing, revealing in a minimum of words and with a minimum of lines some basic truth about the human condition. Grooks were created originally during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. They began life as a sort of underground language just out of reach of the understanding of the Germans. They have since become one of the most widely read forms of composition in the Scandinavian - and English - languages. Grooks are the product of one of the most ingenious minds of this century or any other century. A Danish scientist turned poet, Piet Hein has published longer poems, fiction, drama and essays; he has designed a "rectangular oval," the Super-Ellipse, used in the new Stockholm city center and other cities; he has invented games, the newest of which, SOMA and the Super-Egg, have just been released by Parker Brothers to the delight of hundreds of thousands. What in the world is a grook? Look inside and see for yourself; but beware: you are about to become a grookaddict, a happy victim of one of the most relaxing pleasures available in this nervous world.
