The trouble with happiness : and other stories
Ditlevsen, Tove Irma Margit, 1917-19762022
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A newly married woman longs, irrationally, for a silk umbrella; a husband chases away his wife's beloved cat; a betrayed mother impulsively sacks her housekeeper. Underneath the surface of these precisely observed tales of love, marriage and family life in mid-century Copenhagen pulse currents of desire, violence and despair, as women and men dream of escaping their conventional roles and finding freedom and happiness without ever truly understanding what that might mean.
Main title:
The trouble with happiness : and other stories / Tove Ditlevsen ; translated by Michael Favala Goldman.
Author:
Ditlevsen, Tove Irma Margit, 1917-1976, authorGoldman, Michael (Michael Favala), translator
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
183 pages ; 21 cm.
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Notes:
First published in Danish as 'Paraplyen' (1952) and 'Den onde lykke' (1963).Translated from the Danish.
Contents:
The umbrellaThe catMy wife doesn't danceHis motherQueen of the nightOne morning in a residential neighborhoodA nice boyLife's persistenceEveningDepressionThe knifeThe methodAnxietyThe motherA fine businessThe birdThe little shoesThe best jokeTwo womenPerpetuationThe trouble with happiness.
ISBN:
9780241545317 (pbk)9780241545317
Dewey class:
839.81372
Language:
EnglishDanish
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BRN:
507986
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | DITL | Available |