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The book of words, by jenny erpenbeck, trans susan bernofsky. His wife has died, and he lives a routine existence until one day he spies some african refugees staging a hunger strike in. This is the third of jenny erpenbecks books i have read all in translation, but hers are high on my list of books id like to try in german. Winner of the independent foreign fiction prize for the best translated novel of 2014, now a new directions paperback winner of the independent foreign fiction prize and the hans fallada prize, the end of days, by the acclaimed german writer jenny erpenbeck, consists essentially of five books, each leading to a different death of the same unnamed female protagonist. They are empty vessels to be filled, captives in training to serve. After a prologue and the first 17 pages thereafter the structure of the novel becomes clear. Feb 08, 2016 winner of the independent foreign fiction prize and the hans fallada prize, the end of days, by the acclaimed german writer jenny erpenbeck, consists essentially of five books, each leading to a different death of the same unnamed female protagonist. Jenny erpenbeck has 22 books on goodreads with 35209 ratings. Jenny erpenbeck, author of the end of days german author jenny erpenbeck s new novel grapples with the classic question. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. A child is found standing on the street with an empty bucket in her. Go, went, gone by jenny erpenbeck, 9781846276200, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The book of words, by jenny erpenbeck, trans susan. This acclaimed book by jenny erpenbeck is available at in several formats for your ereader.
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