
Tove Ditlevsen's Paths
Literary critic Lilian Munk Rösing explores Tove Ditlevsen's life, literary work, and the choices that shaped her career as a writer.
Lilian Munk Rösing (born 1967) is a Danish scholar of literature and art, critic, author and translator. She is an associate professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Arts and Cultural Studies and has reviewed literature for the daily Politiken since 2013. Her work ranges from psychoanalytic literary theory to essayistic books on visual art, and she received the Faculty of Humanities' dissemination prize in 2016 for her ability to bring complex ideas to a wide audience.
Rösing published 'Tove Ditlevsens veje' (Gyldendal, 2025), a personally narrative reading of Ditlevsen's authorship with a biographical perspective, which received favorable reviews.
On April 29, 2026, Rösing gave a lecture on Tove Ditlevsen at Amager Library in Copenhagen based on his book 'Tove Ditlevsens veje'.
On September 21, 2026, Rösing gave a lecture on Tove Ditlevsens veje and streets at Præstø Library.
On December 7, 2026, Rösing will give a lecture on Tove Ditlevsen for Folkeuniversitetet in Aarhus.
KU's research portal registers a new Gyldendal publication by Rösing in 2026 of 333 pages.

Literary critic Lilian Munk Rösing explores Tove Ditlevsen's life, literary work, and the choices that shaped her career as a writer.

A lecture on the life and work of Danish author Tove Ditlevsen, presented by Lilian Munk Rösing drawing on her biographical study.

Literary lecturer Lilian Munk Rösing explores how Annie Ernaux's novel 'The Years' captures seven decades of French history through an innovative narrative form.