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There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die

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Pub Date 2 Jan 2025 | Archive Date 1 Jul 2025

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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.

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...


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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780241637364
PRICE £9.99 (GBP)
PAGES 192