Vilhelm's Room

<b>The unforgettable final novel from the great Danish writer and author of<i> The Copenhagen Trilogy</i></b><p><br><i>‘Recently escaped a long, unhappy marriage – aged 51, but youthful in spirit – wonderful son, aged 15 – household literary name – summerhouse – large flat in the city centre – temporarily incapacitated by a nervous breakdown – prefers a motorist.’</i><br><br> Vilhelm is gone; the room where he and Lise once loved each other will soon be destroyed. When Lise places a lonely hearts advert in the newspaper, she sets off a train of tragicomic events that culminates in an annihilating, inevitable finale. Tove Ditlevsen’s final novel is a masterful conclusion to a great work of writin a blackly funny and devastating tour-de-force that pulses with life even as it journeys towards death.<br><br>Translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell <br></p>