Historian and author Pernille Ipsen explores the significance of Dea Trier Mørch's milestone novel Winter Children, published on November 2, 1976. Mørch's story about pregnancy and birth brought a previously untold subject onto literature's agenda – with a vision of community and care that marked a thematic breakthrough.
The novel became a classic: it sold over 100,000 copies within months and has since been translated into 22 languages. Its distinctive graphic design has cemented its status as an iconic work in Danish literary history. In 2026, Dea Trier Mørch has been named author of the year by klassikerdagen.dk.
The lecture draws on Pernille Ipsen's forthcoming biography Spring – Dea Trier Mørch in Art and Life and invites you closer to the author, her artistic vision, and the cultural context that made Winter Children a turning point in Danish literature.
