The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff
The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff
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The Danish Girl

Author: David Ebershoff

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 11 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/08/2019


Synopsis

National Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction * Winner of the Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters * Finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Award * Finalist for the American Library Association Stonewall Book Award

Now an Academy Award-winning major motion picture, starring Academy Award-winners Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander and directed by Academy Award-winner Tom Hooper

Loosely inspired by a true story, this tender portrait of marriage asks: What do you do when the person you love has to change?  It starts with a question, a simple favor asked by a wife of her husband while both are painting in their studio, setting off a transformation neither can anticipate.  Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.  The Danish Girl’s lush prose and generous emotional insight make it, after the last page is turned, a deeply moving first novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century.

About The Author

David Ebershoff's debut novel, The Danish Girl, was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Academy Award-winners Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, two SAG awards, and five BAFTAs. In 2017 the New York Times named The Danish Girl one of the 25 books that has shaped LGBTQ literature over the past 20 years. Ebershoff's most recent novel is the #1 bestseller The 19th Wife, which was made into a television movie that has aired around the globe. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages to critical acclaim. Ebershoff has appeared twice on Out Magazine's annual Out 100 list of influential LGBT people. He teaches in the graduate writing program at Columbia University and worked for many years as Executive Editor at Random House. Originally from California, he lives in New York City and loves to hear from readers via his website www.ebershoff.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Helle on November 24, 2015

The Danish Girl is a delicate, elegant novel about the search for one’s true self when one’s body, as an external encasement, doesn’t mirror what is on the inside; in short, when a man is born a man in body but not in spirit. It is also about what makes a marriage and how far a woman will go to let......more

Goodreads review by Emily on February 14, 2022

An interesting story but I wasn’t as captivated as I could have been. I felt rather ambivalent and almost bored at times when reading but thought the overall story is one that needed to be explored and told.......more

Goodreads review by Jose on August 18, 2016

Por cambiar la visión del mundo... 5 estrellas Antes de que empieces a leer esta reseña, debo de advertirte que tiene algunas pequeñas partes que pueden ser consideradas spoilers, aun cuando son muy generales y muchas de estas ya la sabe la gente que esta interesada en el libro, así que si no sabes a......more

Goodreads review by Figgy on March 22, 2016

Actual rating 2.5 In the opening pages of this story, the reader is witness to the first time that Einar Wegener is asked to model for his wife’s painting. The subject of her painting, an opera singer named Anna, is otherwise engaged, and Einar does have the slender build to fit Anna’s dress, stockin......more

Goodreads review by Nhi on April 09, 2017

Câu chuyện trong “Cô gái Đan Mạch” (“The Danish Girl”) thì chắc hẳn ai cũng đã biết; đó là hành trình phi thường của Lili Elbe - một cô gái sinh ra với hình hài của một chàng trai tên Einer Wegener - để được là chính mình, đồng thời trở thành người chuyển giới đầu tiên trên thế giới. Câu chuyện này......more


Quotes

In 2017 the New York Times Named The Danish Girl One of the 25 Books that Have Shaped LGBTQ Literature Over the Past 20 Years

A New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction
Winner of the Rosenthal Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters Finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Award 
Finalist for the American Library Association Stonewall Book Award


Praise for The Danish Girl

“The Danish Girl is an extraordinary story about extraordinary people.” — Eddie Redmayne

“Heartbreaking and unforgettable . . . a complete triumph.”—The Boston Globe

“An unusual and affecting love story.”—The New York Times

“A sophisticated and searching meditation on the nature of identity.”—Esquire

“It is nearly impossible not to be moved.”—The Baltimore Sun

“A fascinating novel, beautiful for its strange and delicate flavor and its characters’ depth of heart.” –San Francisco Chronicle