adolescence

How intense can a life be? Tove Ditlevsen writes about a woman's life, her own, as moving and universal as no one else. "Youth" tells the story of the time when Tove plunges into life with full energy. At 14, she leaves school, starts taking on a series of small jobs in Copenhagen, works as a maid and office assistant, and struggles to get by. At 17, she moves out of her parents' house, goes dancing, meets men, and the possibility of publishing her own book comes within reach. A portrait of a young woman who boldly embraces life. Tove Ditlevsen's masterpiece, the Copenhagen Trilogy, is celebrated worldwide as a great literary rediscovery.

Unabridged reading with Dagmar Manzel
4 CDs | approx. 4 h 32 min.