Nordic Portraits

Leonora Christina Skov

Leonora Christina Skov is an acclaimed author, whose 2018 autobiography ‘Den, Der Lever Stille’ (The One Who Lives Quietly) catapulted her to critical and mainstream recognition and was since voted the greatest Danish book of the last 20 years. Her 2021 followup ‘Hvis vi ikke taler om det’ continues her autobiographical approach to exploring social taboos such as familial neglect, discrimination and abuse of power. Leonora’s work has been translated into several languages and she ...