The Danish Girl

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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.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 favour 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 is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century. New Download Books The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff – kino-fada.fr 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 her husband find his true self, knowing that she will likely lose him in the process The novel is based on real characters who lived in Copenhagen in the 1920s The story was groundbreaking at the ti 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 her husband find his true self, knowing that she will likely lose him in the process The novel is based on real characters who lived in Copenhagen in the 1920s The story was groundbreaking at the time in the attitudes that needed to be turned around and in medical...Greta loves her husband unconditionally She allows him to be Be whoever he is and whoever he wants to be Is he Einar today or is he Lili It doesn t matter If it is Einar who is sitting across the table she ll discuss Lili in the third person and perhaps ask whether Lili would like to visit or go out with her somewhere If it is Lili, then she might ask something about Einar Einar is timid Greta intuits his longings and encourages him regardless of what it is she wants from this relationsh Greta loves her husband unconditionally She allows him to be Be whoever he is and whoever he wants to be Is he Einar today or is he Lili It doesn t matter If it is Einar who is sitting across the table she ll discuss Lili in the third person and perhaps ask whether Lili would like to visit or go out with her somewhere If it is Lili, then she might ask something about Einar Einar is timid Greta intuits his longings and encourages him regardless of what it is she wants from this relationship.As Greta helps Einar to set Lili free, so she frees her paintings As Lili e...Por cambiar la visi n del mundo 5 estrellasAntes de que empieces a leer esta rese a, debo de advertirte que tiene algunas peque as 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, as que si no sabes absolutamente nada del libro o de la pel cula o de la historia en general y quisieras leerlo mas adelante, tal vez no sea bueno que la leas Libros como este son la muestra de que los grupos de lectu Por cambiar la visi n del mundo 5 estrellasAntes de que empieces ...Actual rating 2.5In 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, stockings, and shoes.Einar is surprised at how much he enjoys the feel of the dress, and realises that it may be hinting at the thing he s been missing his whole life that he is, in fact, a woman.And thus, Actual rating 2.5In 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 ...This book presents a terrible representation of a trans woman Rather than portray a trans experience, this portrays the experience of someone with dissociative identity disorder which is barely a thing anyway Worse than that, the source material is wayinteresting than what is portrayed here The artistic liberties the author took to flesh out the story were poorly thought out How such an interesting story and vivid characters can be painted so flat is beyond me.This novel is a disserv This book presents a terrible representation of a trans woman Rather than portray a trans experience, this portrays the experience of someone with dissociative identity disorder which is barely a thing anyway Worse than that, the source material is wayinteresting than what is portrayed here The artistic liberties the author took to flesh out the story were poorly thought out How such an interesting story and vivid characters can be painted so flat is beyond me.This novel is a disservic...C u chuy n trongC g i an M ch The Danish Girlth ch c h n ai c ng bi t l h nh tr nh phi th ng c a Lili Elbe m t c g i sinh ra v i h nh h i c a m t ch ng trai t n Einer Wegener c l ch nh m nh, ng th i tr th nh ng i chuy n gi i u ti n tr n th gi i C u chuy n n y tr n n n i ti ng khi n c d ng th nh b phim c ng t n v i h ng lo t c gi i Oscars v o n m 2015, trong c gi i th ng N Di n vi n ph xu t s c nh t d nh cho Alicia Vikander ng i th vai C u chuy n trongC g i an M ch The Danish Girlth ch c h n ai c ng bi t l h nh tr nh phi th ng c a Lili Elbe m t c g i sinh ra v i h nh...Every year I set a reading goal here on Goodreads and then search Pinterest for a reading challenge list This year s list has 52 categories in which I need to read by the end of the year So, obviously I searched for a category in which The Danish Girl would fit First up was book about a person with a disability I know many people think transvestism falls into that category I balk...This book takes us on an interesting journey of Einer Wegener turns into Lili Elbe I was intrigued, interested, and completely drawn into the time period Set in the late 1920 s 1930 s against Danish Europe, we meet Greta I ve never met a character move forgiving and understanding than this one She falls in love with Einer and returns back to Denmark to follow her heart One day during their marriage, she asks Einer to put on a pair of stockings and women s shoes to get the rest of her portra This book takes us on an interesting journey of Einer Wegener turns into Lili Elbe I was intrigued, interested, and completely drawn into the time period Set in the late 1920 s 1930 s against Danish Europe, we meet Greta I ve never met a character move forgiving and understanding than this one She falls in love with Einer and returns back to Denmark to follow her heart One day during their marriage, she asks Einer to put on a pair of stock...I finished The Danish Girl and while I really really liked it, I also have some quibbles about a novel that mixes up historical fact with so much made up stuff It felt cheaty For example, the main characters Einar and Greta Weneger have the same names as their real life counterparts Einar s story as he transforms into Lily is pretty close to what actually happened at least dates, places, and a few facts But the real Greta Weneger was totally different than the fictional one she was Danis I finished The Danish Girl and while I really really liked it, I also have some quibbles about a novel that mixes up historical fact with so much made up stuff It felt cheaty For example, the main characters Einar and Greta Weneger have the same names as their real life counterparts Einar s story as he transforms into Lily is pretty close to what actually happened at least dates, places, and a few facts But the real Greta Weneger was totally different than the fictional one she was Danish, not Ameri...I was lulled to sleep by most of this book The book,characters and storytelling fell flat I wanted to like love this book,I was fascinated by the concept,the fact that it was loosely based on a true story I was all in,but it just faile...

The Danish Girl
  • English
  • 21 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 310 pages
  • David Ebershoff
  • The Danish Girl