Echoland

«(...) ‘Echoland’ is a veritable tour de force covering quite a large area of literature from the Renaissance to the present; it is marked by an impressive surplus – academically as well as personally – most convincingly advocating for a global, non-biased, and transcultural study of literature. Its sceptical stance towards lofty, theoretical chimeras is often quite relieving; it is replaced by a genuine affection, not to say love, for literature, which is appreciated in its own right. The style is personal, witty, and exuberant; the book is indeed a pleasure to read. Finally, it is a priceless virtue of the book that it literally fuels ones desire to read (or reread) – a quality not often displayed in critical books these days – and helps one to appreciate the great, literary tradition inhabiting us (...).» (Benjamin Boysen, Orbis Litterarum)