Rediscovered: Dea Trier Mørch with Pernille Ipsen and Johanne Mygind

How did Dea Trier Mørch (1941-2001) become one of the most important artists and writers of her generation? Why do her tales of motherhood and community still speak to us today? And what can a rediscovered writing like Mørch's tell us about both the past and the present?

With books such as' Kastaniealleen '(1974), 'White Lies' (1995) and' Winter Children '(1976), Dea Trier Mørch gave a rare insight into women's lives, political communities and the great upheavals that Danish welfare society underwent during her life.

'Winter Child' became Mørch's popular breakthrough when the novel sold over 100,000 copies and was subsequently made into a film in 1978. The novel depicts 18 women admitted to the maternity ward at Rigshospitalet in 1975. At the hospital, women's across social status meet and are entitled to the same care. Here an equal women's community arises until the women's men come to visit.

On the occasion of the resurgent 'Classics Day', the Main Library invites you to an evening about the life, art and literature of Dea Trier Mørch. It should be about why readers continue to seek out and discuss her works, and how she still influences the younger Danish writers of the time.

Hear author and journalist Pernille Ipsen, who is soon to present the first major biography of Dea Trier Mørch, tell about her and her extensive work investigating and writing about Mørch's life and work.

At the event, Pernille Ipsen will be in conversation with author Johanne Mygind about a writing that is both deeply rooted in its time and surprisingly present in our own.

About Dea Trier MørchDea Trier Mørch (1941-2001) was a writer, visual artist and member of the artist collective Rød Mor.

She made her debut as a writer in 1976 with the novel 'Winter Children', which quickly became a modern classic. Since then, she wrote a number of novels, short stories and memoirs about everyday life, women's communities, political engagement and social change. Alongside her writing, Dea Trier Mørch was a visual artist, a member of the artist collective 'Red Mother' and a central figure in the left-wing cultural movement of the 1970s.Her works are republished and re-read by new generations of readers and writers.Mødom Pernille IpsenPernille Ipsen is a writer and journalist. She has previously published the critically acclaimed books “An Open Moment” and “I Give Everything Away” and is soon to present with 'Spring' — the first biography of Dea Trier Mørch,

About Johanne MygindJohanne Mygind has worked as a journalist at Weekendavisen, Information and P1 and made her debut as a writer with the novel 'The Year of Love' (2021), for which she received the Edvard P. award. In 2025, she published the novel 'Toxic'.

About RediscoveredIn the Rediscovered series, the Main Library focuses on classics. We have selected a number of authors and works that for various reasons have been overlooked at home or forgotten for a number of years, but which we think deserve a lot of new readers and attention. Therefore, we ask Danish translators, authors, literati and librarians, in their capacity as fans and readers, to tell us why these books are needed today.

Practical InfoThe event takes place at LIVE at Copenhagen's Main Library, 4th floor, Store Scene.The event begins at 17.00 and ends at 18.00.The event is free and without seat tickets. Please note that the view of the stage is restricted from certain seats. Therefore, we recommend that you arrive in good time. We will open for the hall seating at 16.30.Find wayFrom the Main Library's Central Hall you will find the stage area on the 4th floor in the following ways:

Take the elevator that you find on your right hand when you step from Krystalgade into Centralsalen. The stage is on the right when you step out of the elevator. Take the stairs that you will find on your right hand when you step from Krystalgade into Centralsalen. Follow the stairs up to fourth. The stage is on the right as you step out onto the floor.Follow the escalators up to the 3rd floor. At the end of the last escalator, a staircase goes on your right side up to the 4th floor. Go right to get to the stage area.