Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen (Danish:[ˈtsʰoːvəˈtitle̝wsn̩]; 14 December 1917 – 7 March 1976) was a Danish poet and author.[1][2][3] With published works in a variety of genres, she was one of Denmark's best-known authors by the time of her death.[4]
Tove Ditlevsen was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the working-class neighbourhood of Vesterbro. Her childhood experiences were the focal points of her work. Ditlevsen was married (and divorced) four times.[5]
In her life, Ditlevsen published 29 books including short stories, novels, poetry, and memoirs. Female identity, memory, and loss of childhood are recurring themes in her work. She began writing poems at the age of ten.[6] Her first volume of poetry was published in her early twenties.[7] In 1947, she experienced popular success with the publication of her poetry collection Blinkende Lygter (Flickering Lights). The Danish Broadcasting Corporation commissioned her to write a novel, Vi har kun hinanden (We only have each other), which was published in 1954 and broadcast as radio installments.[8] Ditlevsen also authored a column in the weekly Familie Journalen, responding to letters from readers.[4]
Three of her books, Barndom (Childhood), Ungdom (Youth), and Gift (meaning both poison and married), form an autobiographical trilogy.[6][9][10] The first two books were translated by Tiina Nunnally and published in 1985 by Seal Press under the title Early Spring. The complete trilogy, with the third book translated by Michael Favala Goldman, was published in one volume in 2019 (with the titles Childhood, Youth and Dependency) and referred to as The Copenhagen Trilogy.[11]
Throughout her adult life, Ditlevsen struggled with alcohol and drug abuse, and she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital several times, a recurring theme in her later novels.[12] In 1976, she died by suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.[13]
Her poem "Blinkende Lygter", from the poetry collection of the same name, is referred to and namesake for the 2000 Danish film Flickering Lights, directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and often named the most popular feature film in its native Denmark in various polls. Her novel Barndommens gade was made into a film in mid-1980s and Anne Linnet released an album with poems by Ditlevsen, sung by Linnet. The music from the album was also used in the movie Barndommens gade.
1975 - Dansk Forfatterforenings H.C. Andersen Legat
1975 - Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Mindelegat
1999 – 23 years after her death, the readers of Politiken could choose a book as "Danish book of the Century". Ditlevsen's book Barndommens gade was number 21.[15]
ReferencesEdit
^Denstoredanske.dk Tove Ditlevsen - The Grand Danish Encyclopedia (in Danish)
^Eberstadt, Fernanda (19 April 2022). "In Tove Ditlevsen's World, Happy Families Don't Stand a Chance" – via NYTimes.com.
^"Tove Ditlevsen's Art of Estrangement". The New Yorker. 3 February 2021.
^ abPetersen, Antje C. (1992). "Tove Ditlevsen and the Aesthetics of Madness". Scandinavian Studies. 64 (2): 243–262. ISSN 0036-5637. JSTOR 40919418.
^Kvinfo.dk Tove Ditlevsen (Kvinfo is a Danish encyclopedia about notable Danish women)
^ abBusk-Jensen, Lise (20 January 2012). "The Labyrinth of Memory". Nordic Women's Literature. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^"Tove Ditlevsen". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^Sjåvik, Jan (19 April 2006). Historical dictionary of Scandinavian literature and theater. Scarecrow Press. pp. 49–51. ISBN978-0810865013. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
^Solis, Marie (6 May 2021). "The Brutal Transcendence of Tove Ditlevsen" – via www.thenation.com.
^Eisenberg, Deborah. "Awful But Joyful | Deborah Eisenberg" – via www.nybooks.com.
^Jensen, Liz. "The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen review – confessions of a literary outsider". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
Siegal, Nina (7 January 2023). "Overlooked No More: Tove Ditlevsen, Danish Writer of Confessional Autofiction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
October 20, 2023
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Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen Danish ˈtsʰoːve ˈtitle wsn 14 December 1917 7 March 1976 was a Danish poet and author 1 2 3 With published works in a variety of genres she was one of Denmark s best known authors by the time of her death 4 Tove DitlevsenBorn 1917 12 14 14 December 1917CopenhagenDied7 March 1976 1976 03 07 aged 58 Resting placeVestre Cemetery Copenhagen OccupationPoet memoiristNationalityDanishGenrePoetry Short Stories Novels Memoirs Essays Contents 1 Life 2 Recognition and legacy 3 Bibliography 4 Awards prizes and grants 5 References 6 Further readingLife Edit nbsp Ditlevsen and Victor Andreasen as newlyweds 1951Tove Ditlevsen was born in Copenhagen and grew up in the working class neighbourhood of Vesterbro Her childhood experiences were the focal points of her work Ditlevsen was married and divorced four times 5 In her life Ditlevsen published 29 books including short stories novels poetry and memoirs Female identity memory and loss of childhood are recurring themes in her work She began writing poems at the age of ten 6 Her first volume of poetry was published in her early twenties 7 In 1947 she experienced popular success with the publication of her poetry collection Blinkende Lygter Flickering Lights The Danish Broadcasting Corporation commissioned her to write a novel Vi har kun hinanden We only have each other which was published in 1954 and broadcast as radio installments 8 Ditlevsen also authored a column in the weekly Familie Journalen responding to letters from readers 4 Three of her books Barndom Childhood Ungdom Youth and Gift meaning both poison and married form an autobiographical trilogy 6 9 10 The first two books were translated by Tiina Nunnally and published in 1985 by Seal Press under the title Early Spring The complete trilogy with the third book translated by Michael Favala Goldman was published in one volume in 2019 with the titles Childhood Youth and Dependency and referred to as The Copenhagen Trilogy 11 Throughout her adult life Ditlevsen struggled with alcohol and drug abuse and she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital several times a recurring theme in her later novels 12 In 1976 she died by suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills 13 Recognition and legacy EditDitlevsen was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat in 1953 and De Gyldne Laurbaer in 1956 In 2014 she was included in the literary canon for Danish primary schools 14 Her poem Blinkende Lygter from the poetry collection of the same name is referred to and namesake for the 2000 Danish film Flickering Lights directed by Anders Thomas Jensen and often named the most popular feature film in its native Denmark in various polls Her novel Barndommens gade was made into a film in mid 1980s and Anne Linnet released an album with poems by Ditlevsen sung by Linnet The music from the album was also used in the movie Barndommens gade Bibliography EditPigesind poems 1939 Slangen i Paradiset poems 1939 Man gjorde et barn fortraed novel 1941 De evige tre poems 1942 Lille Verden poems 1942 Barndommens gade novel 1943 Den fulde Frihed short stories 1944 Det forste mode short story 1944 For Barnets Skyld novel 1946 Blinkende Lygter poems 1947 Dommeren short stories 1948 Tarer short story 1948 En flink dreng short stories 1952 Paraplyen short stories 1952 Nattens dronning short story 1952 Vi har kun hinanden 1954 Jalousi poems 1955 Der bor en pige poem 1955 Kvindesind poems 1955 Annelise 13 ar children s book 1958 Flugten fra opvasken memoirs 1959 Hvad nu Annelise children s book 1960 To som elsker hinanden novel 1960 Den hemmelige rude poems 1961 Den onde lykke short stories 1963 Dolken short stories 1963 Barndom memoirs 1967 Ungdom memoirs 1967 Ansigterne novel 1968 De voksne poems 1969 Det tidlige forar memoirs 1969 Gift erindringer memoirs 1971 Det runde vaerelse poems 1973 Parenteser essays 1973 Min nekrolog og andre skumle tanker essays 1973 Min forste kaerlighed memoirs 1973 Vilhelms vaerelse novel 1975 Tove Ditlevsen om sig selv memoirs 1975 Til en lille pige poems 1978 Kaerlig hilsen Tove Breve til en forlaegger letters 1969 1975 2019 Awards prizes and grants Edit1942 Carl Mollers Legat 1942 Emma Baerentzens Legat 1942 Astrid Goldschmidts Legat 1945 Forfatterforbundets Legat 1945 Holger Drachmann legatet 1950 Edith Rode Legatet 1952 Direktor J P Lund og hustru Vilhelmine Bugge s Legat 1953 Otto Benzons Forfatterlegat 1953 Tagea Brandt Rejselegat 1954 Emil Aarestrup Medaillen 1955 Tipsmidler 1956 De Gyldne Laurbaer 1958 Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Mindelegat 1958 Morten Nielsens Mindelegat 1959 Forlaget Fremads folkebiblioteks legat 1959 Ministry of Culture s children book prize Denmark Kulturministeriets Bornebogspris for her Children s book Annelise tretten ar 1966 Rektor frk Ingrid Jespersens Legat 1971 Biblioteksafgiftens top 25 10 She was number 10 on the top 25 list over library books 1971 Soren Gyldendal Prize 1975 Dansk Forfatterforenings H C Andersen Legat 1975 Jeanne og Henri Nathansens Mindelegat 1999 23 years after her death the readers of Politiken could choose a book as Danish book of the Century Ditlevsen s book Barndommens gade was number 21 15 References Edit Denstoredanske dk Tove Ditlevsen The Grand Danish Encyclopedia in Danish Eberstadt Fernanda 19 April 2022 In Tove Ditlevsen s World Happy Families Don t Stand a Chance via NYTimes com Tove Ditlevsen s Art of Estrangement The New Yorker 3 February 2021 a b Petersen Antje C 1992 Tove Ditlevsen and the Aesthetics of Madness Scandinavian Studies 64 2 243 262 ISSN 0036 5637 JSTOR 40919418 Kvinfo dk Tove Ditlevsen Kvinfo is a Danish encyclopedia about notable Danish women a b Busk Jensen Lise 20 January 2012 The Labyrinth of Memory Nordic Women s Literature Retrieved 13 May 2019 Tove Ditlevsen Penguin Random House Retrieved 13 May 2019 Sjavik Jan 19 April 2006 Historical dictionary of Scandinavian literature and theater Scarecrow Press pp 49 51 ISBN 978 0810865013 Retrieved 13 May 2019 Solis Marie 6 May 2021 The Brutal Transcendence of Tove Ditlevsen via www thenation com Eisenberg Deborah Awful But Joyful Deborah Eisenberg via www nybooks com Jensen Liz The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen review confessions of a literary outsider The Guardian Retrieved 15 January 2020 Syberg Karen 1997 Tove Ditlevsen myte og liv Copenhagen People s Press ISBN 9788770552264 Liukkonen Petri Tove Ditlevsen Books and Writers kirjasto sci fi Finland Kuusankoski Public Library Archived from the original on 5 November 2011 From Hoxer Michelle 14 December 2017 Tove Ditlevsen 100 ar Derfor skal du laese hendes romaner og digte in Danish DR Retrieved 13 May 2019 Litteraturpriser dk Danish Literature Prizes Further reading EditSiegal Nina 7 January 2023 Overlooked No More Tove Ditlevsen Danish Writer of Confessional Autofiction The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 7 February 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tove Ditlevsen amp oldid 1177420297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
