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Litteraturmagasinet Standart kaldte Tafdrups debut for en 'Gammeldags og hypermoderne dannelsesroman':

“Kritikken af parforholdsidealerne med deres tilhørende stigmatisering af singler er ætsende, knivskarp og morsom.” & “Tafdrup er ikke kun god til den vanskelige kunst at skildre erotik (…) faktisk rammer Tafdrup allermest plet, når han zoomer ind på hverdagslige situationer, hvor han med alle sanser overbeviser læseren.” – Dag Heede.

I 'Drømmetiggere og hurtige sko' (2019) skriver Tafdrup om et opgør med konformitet og nutidens forventningspres. Romanen er en erkendelsesrejse med hudløst ærlige beretninger om sex og kærlighed samt refleksioner over menneskelig eksistens.

Digtsamlingen 'Drivkraft' (2025) skildrer eksistens, kærlighed og ind ...more

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In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

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“Jeg har i øvrigt besluttet mig til at turde sige alt, hvad jeg har mod til at gøre i handling, ja, selv tanker, som ikke må komme frem, må jeg misbillige. Den sletteste handling og karakteregenskab hos mig forekommer mig slet ikke at være nær så styg som den lumpenhed, det er ikke at turde kendes ved den.”
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