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David Ebershoff - The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl was published in English in 2000 and had many editions in the years to come, including 2000, 2001, and 2015.

Having gender reassignment surgery in the 1930s was an unusual and sensational affair, and the man who took the step to do so was the Danish painter Einar Mogens Andreas Wegener, who after the operation took the name of Lili Elbe.

The operation took place at the Institute for Sexology in Berlin, where the male organs were removed. The surgery was performed by Felix Abraham at the recommendation of Magnus Hirschfeld.

Einar Wegener was married to the beautiful, celebrated artist Gerda Wegener. They lived in a highly unusual marriage. Their story is told in this book, which is a fiction novel based on authentic events and diary entries from Einar Wegener.

2000, 2001, 2015


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