In Hornbaek
About Hornbækians and invasive existences that have radically changed the town into something not-so-good.
John has written a funny and timely story, delivered in sharp little anecdotes which – in prose poems – will warm the readers heart as well as make you sick in the dark Hornbæk winter evenings.
Nothing forgotten – Nothing forgiven.
The book has 160 pages and produced as the finest conceivable book craftmanship, printed on 170 gram recycled paper with a 2 mm full binding and dust jacket and is produced in 500 pieces.
Nothing is as joyful as revenge in verse. Truths become doubly true when they rhyme.
Hannes Stephensen
John has written a funny and timely story, delivered in sharp little anecdotes that, like prose poems, will warm as well as make you cringe on the dark Hornbæk winter evenings.
H.M. Kong Frederik X af Danmark.
A star has been born in the Danish literary sky. Not since Yahya Hassan has the Danish language been given such a life-affirming and rebellious treatment.
Susanne Brøgger
Out of chaos has grown a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche
About the author
John Bau (November 5, 1964) is a Post-Hornbækian, Post-punk, Post-impressionist, in general Post-everything.
After a successful professional career with achievements as, among other things, doggie walker and a lecturer in visual communication at the University of Budapest, tieboy at Esplanaden with Maersk, bottleboy at both IRMA and Viingaard in Hornbæk, chief designer for Doyelcy Inc. in Kigali, graffiti artist in Brooklyn, NYC, model builder at the World Expo in Shanghai, proud father of Simon on 19, internet developer from back in the day (and night) when we started the whole shebang and the mantra was “Information wants to be free”, olive picker in Cadaqués, prototype and concept developer of e-cigarettes in Birkerød, dishwasher at Søstrene Olsen and Trouville in Hornbæk, Head of Marketing for Skanska in Belgrade and ditto for GTC in Funky Warszawa, he has now retired to the warm countries with 3 goals: to become just 1:100 as skilled at painting in oil as Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh, possibly to land his first kickflip at 80 – because he REALLY suck on a skateboard – and never again to have to wear a winter jacket.
Paul Smith suits, on the other hand, are a different story.