He focused on social criticism in his satirical works, which he wrote in a humorous style. In the 1970s he became one of Scandinavia's most successful playwrights.
Leif Panduro; (born 18 April 1923, Frederiksberg – 16 January 1977, Asserbo, Denmark) was a Danish novelist and playwright. He focused on social criticism in his satirical works, which he wrote in a humorous style.
In his first novel, Hunt, Min Guldtand (1957; Get Out, My Golden Fang), which he based heavily on his own experiences, he described small-town life in an ironic and at times sarcastic style. In his second novel, Rend mig i traditionerne (1958; Leave Me to the Tradition), which has similar characteristics and evokes J D Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), he dealt with the depression of a student in puberty.
Leif Thormod Panduro (18 April 1923 – 16 January 1977) was a Danish writer, novelist, short story writer, and dramatist. A dentist by profession, he began in his thirties to write stories about people who can't conform to society's rules for one reason or another.
At De uanstaendige. (1960; Badass) critically described the situation of the Danish middle class during the German occupation. In his most ambitious novel, 0gledage (1961; Lizard Days), he used a complex, modern narrative technique and dealt with people who challenged the restrictive rules of everyday life.
The central theme of many of his novels after the 1960s, such as Fern fra Danmark (1963; Far From Denmark), Fejltagelsen (1964; Error), and Den gale mand (1965; The Crazy Man), was the conflict between instinctive impulses and impositions to conform to society.
Panduro did not offer easy solutions to this opposition; The depression in the protagonists showed that there were oppressive elements even in a seemingly peaceful society like Denmark. Panduro, who has also written a number of screenplays for radio, television, and cinema, became one of Scandinavia's most successful playwrights in the 1970s, with works such as "Farvel Thomas" (1968; Goodbye Thomas) and Adams Verden (1973; In Adam's World).