Tove Ditlevsen was a female Danish

Denmark

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 poet and author.

She was born in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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 and grew up in the working-class neighbourhood of Vesterbro. Her childhood experiences were the focal points of her work. Ditlevsen was married (and divorced) four times.

She published 29 books including short stories, poetry

Poetry

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 and memoirs. She was awarded the Tagea Brandt Rejselegat

Tagea Brandt Rejselegat

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 in 1953. Her poem "Blinkende Lygter", from the book of the same name, is featured in the 2000 film Flickering Lights, directed by Anders Thomas Jensen

Anders Thomas Jensen

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.

She committed suicide

Suicide

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in 1976.