Childhood. The Copenhagen Trilogy: Book 1

Tove knows that she is not like everyone else, and that her childhood is destined for a very different kind of girl. In her working-class neighborhood of Copenhagen, she is captivated by her wild, red-haired friend Ruth, who lets her in on the secrets of adulthood. But Tove cannot reveal her true self to her or anyone else. For "long, mysterious words sprout" in her soul. She realizes that she has a calling, something unknown inside her. And that one day she must, painfully but inevitably, leave the narrow street of her childhood behind.
Childhood, the first book in the Copenhagen Trilogy, is a profound portrait of girlhood and female friendship, told with lyricism and penetrating power.

"Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood" is the first part of an autobiographical autobiography in a trilogy by Danish writer Tove Ditlevsen, which is a landmark work in Scandinavian literature. In this book, the author talks about her childhood in a poor area of ​​Copenhagen, depicting working-class life and the experiences of a child trying to find herself in a harsh world. This story combines frankness, simplicity and deep psychologism, which makes it one of the most influential literary works about childhood.