There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die - Tove Ditlevsen Translator: Angus Davidson

Translator: Angus Davidson

Pages: 192

revolutionary engagement with the dark times of the Stalinist era

Lalla Romano sought to distil the essence of their long life together

Together they cross the steppe

There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die - Tove Ditlevsen Translator: Angus DavidsonIn 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. Original Language: Danish