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| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
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| 1 |
The Faces |
1968 |
Tove Ditlevsen |
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The Faces (1968) is Tove Ditlevsen’s standalone novel, published between the Youth and Dependency memoirs. The book follows a woman whose perceptions of reality begin to fracture, as she starts seeing faces in unexpected places.
The novel has an autobiographical quality, touching on themes of mental instability and the fragility of identity that Ditlevsen knew from her own life. It is a slim but unsettling work that complements her more explicitly autobiographical writing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Tove Ditlevsen Standalone Novels series?
There are one books in the Tove Ditlevsen Standalone Novels series, published in 1968.
What is the first book in the Tove Ditlevsen Standalone Novels series?
The first book in the Tove Ditlevsen Standalone Novels series is The Faces, published in 1968.
What is The Faces about?
The Faces (1968) follows a woman who begins to see faces everywhere and gradually loses her hold on reality. Published between the second and third volumes of the Copenhagen Trilogy, it draws on themes of mental instability that were part of Ditlevsen’s own experience.