In this first novel by the publishing director of the Modern Library,
the
Danish husband of a young painter gets a little too excited when his
wife
asks him to try on stockings, shoes, and a dress for a portrait she is
finishing. Based on historical figures, The Danish Girl unravels
as
Einar
Wegener slowly becomes the girl in the painting. Einar's wife, Greta, a
confident Californian, names her husband's alter ego Lili. Lili becomes
Greta's muse, Greta's paintings start to sell, and the couple move to
Paris. There, Lili starts to replace Einar on public outings with Greta.
The
couple decide that Einar will become Lili once and for all, and Einar
sets
out to Dresden, where under the care of a surgeon-psychologist he will
change his gender.
Set in the decadent glitter of pre-World War II
Copenhagen, Paris, and Dresden, The Danish Girl is a simply told
story
about love that surpasses the limitations of identity.
-- Lawrence Chua
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