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The Danish Girl

by David Ebershoff
RM14.50 MYR
RM13.05 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl

Tender exploration of love amidst transformative identity.

"The Danish Girl" is not just a tale of personal transformation, but a profound look into the resilience of love. It beautifully captures the complexities faced by Lili Elbe and her wife in a time of both confusion and revelation. Through Ebershoff's poetic prose, readers are invited to experience a spectrum of emotion and the evocative journey of a marriage adapting to one partner's transition. With its rich historical setting and nuanced character depictions, this story stays with you, offering a window into the heartfelt dynamics of change and acceptance.

  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (2001)
  • New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2001)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2000)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Transgender (2000)
  • Rosenthal Family Foundation Award (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Danish Girl

by David Ebershoff
RM14.50 MYR
RM13.05 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780143108399
Authors: David Ebershoff
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2015-10-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: World War II, Historical Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 23729 readers)

Description

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne and directed by Academy Award-winner Tom Hooper. Inspired by the true story of Danish painter Einar Wegener and his California-born wife, this tender portrait of a marriage asks: What do you do when someone you love wants to change? It starts with a question, a simple favor asked of a husband by his wife on an afternoon chilled by the Baltic wind while both are painting in their studio. Her portrait model has canceled, and would he mind slipping into a pair of women's shoes and stockings for a few moments so she can finish the painting on time. "Of course," he answers. "Anything at all." With that, one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the twentieth century begins.
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Tender exploration of love amidst transformative identity.

"The Danish Girl" is not just a tale of personal transformation, but a profound look into the resilience of love. It beautifully captures the complexities faced by Lili Elbe and her wife in a time of both confusion and revelation. Through Ebershoff's poetic prose, readers are invited to experience a spectrum of emotion and the evocative journey of a marriage adapting to one partner's transition. With its rich historical setting and nuanced character depictions, this story stays with you, offering a window into the heartfelt dynamics of change and acceptance.

  • Stonewall Book Award Nominee for Literature (2001)
  • New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award Nominee (2001)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee (2000)
  • Lambda Literary Award for Transgender (2000)
  • Rosenthal Family Foundation Award (2001)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.