{"product_id":"9780241628980","title":"Vilhelm's Room by Tove Ditlevsen","description":"The unforgettable final novel from the great Danish writer and author of The Copenhagen Trilogy`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.' 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 writing: a blackly funny and devastating tour-de-force that pulses with life even as it journeys towards death.   Translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897267437941,"sku":"9780241628980","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241628980.jpg?v=1756996704","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780241628980","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}