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Childhood, Youth, Dependency

The Copenhagen Trilogy

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Childhood, Youth, Dependency

By: Tove Ditlevsen, Tiina Nunnally
Narrated by: Michael Favala Goldman, Mx Stine Wintlev
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Following one woman's journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms, The Copenhagen Trilogy is a searingly honest, utterly immersive portrayal of love, friendship, art, ambition and the terrible lure of addiction, from one of Denmark's most celebrated 20th-century writers.

©2021 Tove Ditlevsen (P)2021 Penguin Audio Art & Literature Authors Denmark

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Critic reviews

"Utterly, agonisingly compulsive...a masterpiece." (Liz Jensen, Guardian)

"Sharp, tough and tender...wrenching sadness and pitch-black comedy. Ditlevsen can pivot from hilarity to heartbreak in a trice." (Boyd Tonkin, Spectator)

"Astonishing, honest, entirely revealing and, in the end, devastating. Ditlevsen's trilogy is remarkable not only for its honesty and lyricism; these are books that journey deep into the darkest reaches of human experience and return, fatally wounded, but still eloquent." (Observer)

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A sensitive, detailed account of life through unpretentious honesty.
It's about a life, Toves life, her thoughts emotions decisions and consequences love's and losses.
I havent the words to describe the beauty of Toves writing
She makes everyday life, the natural and mundane come to life with sensitive emotional observations.
All I can say is that as I listened I walked with her in my heart
I found it a very moving book, every part relatable in its simplicity
Yet intriguing by its intricate detail
And deeply relatable
I think this is the best book I have ever listened to
My new personal favourite

Captivating

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Delicately written description a life. Dependency is the most interesting. The narrator is fine, only I found her intonation a distraction, I guess it is English with a Danish rhythm.

Made me want to know more about author

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Couldn’t stop listening! The first volume, Childhood, has the great strength of recreation of a child’s eye view of the world, and the frustrations of having no control over one’s life. Youth, covering the ages 14-20, is more conventional but certainly reminded me of many foolish moments in my own teenage life years later. The third volume, Dependency, recounts a series of disastrous marriages in a horrifyingly flat tone but is nevertheless riveting. I can’t get Tove out of my head now.

Astounding, coruscating autobiography

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The narration is slightly strange but after a while, I grew used to it and started to really enjoy the accent, intonation and tone of the narrator. I found that I was gripped by the story as there are a few twists and shocking storylines. Around the middle I felt like the pace accelerated and some timelines were skipped, as if the author was in a rush to move on. I found childhood strangely nostalgic although I’m not Danish and wasn’t born 100 years ago. Overall enjoyed this a lot

Quite fascinating

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boring narrator spoils content. stopped after first chapter and am
planning to return the book..

no!

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