Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood; Youth; DependencyCalled "a masterpiece" by The New York Times, the acclaimed trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in the field of genre bending confessional writing. Tove Ditlevsen is today celebrated as one of the most important and unique voices in twentieth century Danish literature, and The Copenhagen Trilogy (1969 71) is her acknowledged masterpiece. Childhood tells the story of a misfit child's single minded determination to become a poet; Youth describes her