Tove Ditlevsen

Tove Ditlevsen Biography

Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen (14 December 1917 – 7 March 1976) was a Danish poet and author.

She 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.

She published 29 books including short stories, novels, poetry and memoirs. She was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat in 1953. Her poem "Blinkende Lygter", from the book of the same name, is featured in the 2000 film Flickering Lights, directed by Anders Thomas Jensen.

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.

She died by suicide in 1976 by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.

Bibliography

Pigesind, poems 1939.
Slangen i Paradiset, poems 1939.
Man gjorde et barn fortrd, novel 1941.
De evige tre, poems 1942
Lille Verden, poems 1942.
Barndommens gade, novel, 1943.
Den fulde Frihed, short stories 1944.
Det frste mde, short story, 1944.
For Barnets Skyld, novel, 1946.
Blinkende Lygter, poems, 1947.
Dommeren, short stories, 1948.
Trer, short story, 1948
En flink dreng, short stories, 1952
Paraplyen, short stories, 1952.
Nattens dronning, short story, 1952.
Vi har kun hinanden, novel, 1954.
Jalousi, poems, 1955.
Der bor en pige, poem, 1955.
Kvindesind, poems, 1955.
Annelise - 13 r, 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 forr, memoirs, 1969.
Gift, erindringer, memoirs, 1971.
Det runde vrelse, poems, 1973.
Parenteser, essays, 1973.
Min nekrolog og andre skumle tanker, essays, 1973.
Min frste krlighed, memoirs, 1973
Vilhelms vrelse, novel, 1975.
Tove Ditlevsen om sig selv, memoirs, 1975.
En sibylles bekendelser, essays, 1976.
Til en lille pige, poems, 1978.

Awards, prizes and grants

1942 - Carl Mllers Legat
1942 - Emma Brentzens Legat
1942 - Astrid Goldschmidts Legat
1945 - Forfatterforbundets Legat
1945 - Holger Drachmann-legatet
1950 - Edith Rode Legatet
1952 - Direktr 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 Laurbr
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 Brnebogspris) for her Children's book Annelise - tretten r
1966 - Rektor frk. Ingrid Jespersens Legat
1971 - Biblioteksafgiftens top 25: 10 (She was number 10 on the top-25 list over library books
1971 - Sren 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 chose a book as "Danish book of the Century". Ditlevsen's book Barndommens gade was number 21.

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