SØREN ULRIK THOMSEN is one of Denmark’s most celebrated poets, revered for his blend of existential clarity, lyric elegance, and urban melancholy. Since his breakthrough in the 1980s, he has shaped a generation of Scandinavian writers and thinkers. His essays and poetry are mainstays of Danish literary life. He is a member of the Danish Academy and is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Swedish Academy’s Nordic Prize. Store Kongensgade 23 marks his English-language debut in prose—a landmark work of memory and mourning by a writer of rare moral and stylistic precision.