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The Danish Girl is a novel by American writer David Ebershoff, published in 2000 by the Viking Press in the United States and Allen & Unwin in Australia. The novel is a fictionalized account of the life of Lili Elbe, one of the first transgender women to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
- David Ebershoff
- 2000
Jan 1, 2001 · The Danish Girl. David Ebershoff. 3.76. 23,907 ratings2,468 reviews. Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and directed by Tom Hooper, THE DANISH GIRL is a shockingly original novel about one of the most unusual and passionate love stories of the 20th century.
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- Paperback
- David Ebershoff
Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the heroic story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, and the woman torn between loyalty to her marriage and her own ambitions and desires.
Feb 1, 2001 · David Ebershoff's debut novel, The Danish Girl, won the Lambda Literary Award and was named by The New York Times one of the 25 books that has shaped LGBTQ literature in the last two decades. It was adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
Uniting fact and fiction into an original romantic vision, TheDanish 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.
- David Ebershoff
- Paperback
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Feb 7, 2000 · Hardcover – February 7, 2000. by David Ebershoff (Author) 4.1 4,176 ratings. See all formats and editions. Set in decadent 1920s Copenhagen, this tender tale of love and marriage in the midst of fundamental crisis introduces a man who discovers he's a woman and the woman who will do anything for him. Original.
Feb 1, 2001 · David Ebershoff's debut novel, The Danish Girl, won the Lambda Literary Award and was named by The New York Times one of the 25 books that has shaped LGBTQ literature in the last two decades. It was adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
