S8 Debut Spotlight- 6. Ulrikka S. Gernes (Complicity, Poetry & Writing Lived Experience)

For the latest instalment in our Debut Spotlight series Hannah was joined by Danish poet and writer Ulrikka S.Gernes to discuss her debut novel, the Danish bestseller A Girl Left The Room which you can buy here. 
In this episode they discuss the response to the novel in Denmark, the power of poetry, complicity and manipulation, the autobiographical nature of the novel, the writers that have influenced her style and much more. 
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Books & other mentions in this episode:
griffinpoetryprize.com
Wislawa Szymborska
The Hatred of Poetry by Ben Lerner
Chekhov's Letters
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/poem-of-the-day
The Lover by Marguerite Duras
Consent by Vanessa Springora
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Elizabeth Strout
The Museum of Innocence - Netflix
The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk
https://www.masumiyetmuzesi.org/en

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