The unforgettable final novel from the great Danish writer and author of The Copenhagen Trilogy
'Recently escaped a long, unhappy marriage - aged 51, but youthful in spirit - wonderful son, aged 15 - household literary name - summerhouse - large flat in the city centre - temporarily incapacitated by a nervous breakdown - prefers a motorist.'
Vilhelm is gone; the room where he and Lise once loved each other will soon be destroyed. When Lise places a lonely hearts advert in the newspaper, she sets off a train of tragicomic events that culminates in an annihilating, inevitable finale. Tove Ditlevsen's final novel is a masterful conclusion to a great work of writing: a blackly funny and devastating tour-de-force that pulses with life even as it journeys towards death.
Translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell
| ISBN: | 9780241628980 |
| Publication date: | 4th September 2025 |
| Author: | Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |
The unforgettable final novel from the great Danish writer and author of The Copenhagen Trilogy
'Recently escaped a long, unhappy marriage - aged 51, but youthful in spirit - wonderful son, aged 15 - household literary name - summerhouse - large flat in the city centre - temporarily incapacitated by a nervous breakdown - prefers a motorist.'
Vilhelm is gone; the room where he and Lise once loved each other will soon be destroyed. When Lise places a lonely hearts advert in the newspaper, she sets off a train of tragicomic events that culminates in an annihilating, inevitable finale. Tove Ditlevsen's final novel is a masterful conclusion to a great work of writing: a blackly funny and devastating tour-de-force that pulses with life even as it journeys towards death.
Translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell
Vilhelm's Room features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Interior life, Fiction in translation
Vilhelm's Room is available in Paperback
Vilhelm's Room was written by Tove Irma Margit Ditlevsen and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Vilhelm's Room has 160 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
£11.69