There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die
Tove Ditlevsen author Jennifer Russell translator Sophia Hersi Smith translator Olga Ravn editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Publishing:2nd Jan '25
£9.99
This title is due to be published on 2nd January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A new selection of poetry from the generation-defining author of the Copenhagen Trilogy, translated for the first time into English
While Tove Ditlevsen is now famous around the world as an extraordinary prose writer, in Denmark she has also long been celebrated as a poet. She published her first collection in her early twenties, and continued writing and publishing poetry until the end of her life. This new selection offers English readers a chance to explore her brilliant, surprising verse across nearly four decades of writing.
In this playful, mournful, witty collection, little girls stand tip-toe inside adult bodies, achievements in literature and lethargy are unflinchingly listed, and lovers come and go like the seasons. Gorgeously translated by Jennifer Russell and Sophia Hersi Smith, with an introduction by Olga Ravn, There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die cements Ditlevsen as one of the twentieth century's most creative writers.
ISBN: 9780241637364
Dimensions: 180mm x 112mm x 15mm
Weight: 143g
192 pages