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Modern · Memoir / fiction

The Copenhagen Trilogy

by Tove Ditlevsen. A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Tove Ditlevsen, centered on childhood, addiction, gender; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

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Date
1967–1971
Origin
Denmark
Era
Modern
Genre
Memoir / fiction
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

ChildhoodAddictionGender

Why it matters

A significant canonical or canon-expanding work by Tove Ditlevsen, centered on childhood, addiction, gender; added in the full 1,200-work edition for its sustained influence, representative importance, or role in revising the traditional canon.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of full-canon expansion: traditional, modern, revised, and genre canons. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.