by David Ebershoff · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140298482
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«The Danish Girl» is a historical novel by David Ebershoff, published by Penguin Books in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Set in interwar Europe, the novel is inspired by the true story of Gerda Wegener and her husband Einar, who begins to live as Lili Elbe. An innocent request to pose in women's clothing triggers a transformation that redefines their marriage and identity; an intimate story about love, desire, and acceptance.
The novel, published in 2001, won the Lambda Literary Award and was a finalist for the Stonewall Book Award; the film adaptation won an Academy Award.
For readers of historical fiction and LGBTQ+ narratives about gender identity and marriage.
David Ebershoff is an American writer, editor, and teacher. His debut novel, The Danish Girl, was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film of the same name in 2015, while his third novel, The 19th Wife, was adapted into a television movie of the same name in 2010.
