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Tove Ditlevsen

The Umbrella

The Umbrella

A short story by Tove Ditlevsen published in The New Yorker

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    “Love everything Tove -- stumbled onto this short story in a copy of the New Yorker from back in 2021 -- still remember the feeling of being absolutely locked in and transported.”

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