- Published: 28 January 2021
- ISBN: 9780241391921
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 176
The Faces
- Published: 28 January 2021
- ISBN: 9780241391921
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 176
The fact that Ditlevsen was herself one of insanity's intimates does much to explain this book's harrowing authenticity. But The Faces - in Tiina Nunnally's very deliberate, close-to-the-nerve translation - rises above a case study because, working from the inside, Ditlevsen is able to explore the surprising contours of Lise's experience: from her point of view, madness can be funny, soft and secure, and far more enlightening than the "reality" it struggles to evade
The New York Times
A searing but never sensational account of a usually hyped theme - the struggle of the artist to do her work, without guilt about family or the outside world. Admirably without self-pity, and often ironic, Ditlevsen is a voice to heed
Kirkus
these are the best books I have read this year 'Praise for the Copenhagen Trilogy'
John Self, New Statesman
Mordant, vibrantly confessional... A masterpiece 'Praise for the Copenhagen Trilogy'
Guardian
Wrenching sadness and pitch-black comedy ... Sharp, tough and tender 'Praise for the Copenhagen Trilogy'
Boyd Tonkin, Spectator