Tove Ditlevsen

A must-read for all Tove Ditlevsen fans. The first biography of the author of the "Copenhagen Trilogy," by bestselling author Jens Andersen. In this biography, Jens Andersen recounts Tove Ditlevsen's life, detailing the unlikely path she took as a writer, her turbulent journey with all its ups and downs, and her life as a woman, mother, and artist. Tove Ditlevsen wrote autofiction long before the term was coined, unflinchingly incorporating herself and her relationships into her literature. She had a paradoxical longing for an orderly bourgeois family life but never managed to settle into it. At the same time, she wrote her best texts precisely when family life became complicated. She loved to perform and had an exuberant sense of humor and comedy. This biography sheds light on the extraordinary, life-hungry side of her personality, her unrestrained free spirit, and the radical modernity of her writing for the first time. "A rich, successful portrait that casts new light on Tove Ditlevsen as an author, phenomenon, and human being." - Kristeligt Dagblad. "It's almost uncanny how the Danish writer was able to measure human soul landscapes so densely." - taz. "A monumental author." - Patti Smith.