The Copenhagen Trilogy

The Copenhagen Trilogy is a series of memoirs by Danish author Tove Ditlevsen. The books were first released in Denmark between 1967 and 1971 under the titles “Barndom” (“Childhood”), “Ungdom” (“Youth”) and “Gift” (“Dependency” — Gift is the Danish word for both the adjective “married” and the noun “poison”). The first two volumes were translated by Tiina Nunnally and issued in 1985 by the feminist publisher Seal Press, under the title Early Spring. In 2019 the complete trilogy, with the third part translated by Michael Favala Goldman, was published by Penguin Books in the UK under the titles Childhood, Youth and Dependency. The memoirs were collectively called The Copenhagen Trilogy.

Reception

The reissue of the memoirs in English was welcomed with critical praise. The Guardian reviewed the series twice, calling it a "mordant, vibrantly confessional autobiographical work".[1] A second review praised it as "raw and poignant" and compared the memoirs to Janet Frame's autobiographical trilogy An Angel at My Table.[2] The Spectator called the trilogy "sharp, tough and tender".[3]

References
  1. Jensen, Liz. "The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen review – confessions of a literary outsider". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. Preston, Alex. "Childhood/Youth/Dependency review – memoirs of art and addiction". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. Tonkin, Boyd. "In praise of Tove Ditlevsen — the greatest Danish writer you've never heard of". Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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