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Motherhood’s crucible: where does the self end and art begin?
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    144 pages

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    28 April 2027

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Summary

A radical and mercilessly honest novel about motherhood from the acclaimed author of The Employees and The Wax Child

After giving birth, Anna is no longer sure who she is. She and her family have moved to Stockholm, a strange city buried beneath the snow. As anxiety closes in, Anna spends her days scrolling endlessly through the news and buying clothes she cannot afford. Desperate to keep herself from disappearing altogether, she begins to read. Then she begins to write.

But h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781405976800
ISBN-10:1405976802
Author:Olga Ravn, Jennifer Russell, Sophia Hersi Smith
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:28 April 2027
Weight:111g
Dimensions:10mm x 129mm x 198mm
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My Work by Olga Ravn - ISBN: 9781405976800
129 × 198 mm
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About The Author

Olga Ravn

Olga Ravn

Olga Ravn is one of Denmark’s most celebrated contemporary authors. Her novel The Employees was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2021, the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize, and longlisted for the National Book Awards and the Dublin Literary Award. Her novel My Work won the Politikens Literature Prize in 2021 and led to changes in the country’s maternity rights. She has also written shorter pieces for The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Granta.

Jennifer Russell

Jennifer Russell is a translator living in Copenhagen. Together with Sophia Hersi Smith, she has translated fiction and poetry by Danish writers such as Olga Ravn, Tove Ditlevsen, and Solvej Balle.

Sophia Hersi Smith

Sophia Hersi Smith is a translator living in Copenhagen. Together with Jennifer Russell, she has translated fiction and poetry by Danish writers such as Olga Ravn, Tove Ditlevsen, and Solvej Balle.

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