This kind of novel offers interpretations and meanings on several levels. I suspect that not many people know, though, that she actually had a book published in german in between these two. Jenny erpenbeck, aller tage abend love german books. She is the author of several works of fiction, including the book of words 2007 and visitation 2010, both translated by susan bernofsky and published by new directions. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Jenny erpenbeck wurde 1967 in eine berliner schriftstellerdynastie geboren. Roman german edition and millions of other books are available for. Already the title of jenny erpenbecks new novel, aller tage abend the end of all days, gives me. Roman german edition and millions of other books are available for instant access.
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. Memory in contemporary german prose by jenny erpenbeck and. Already the title of jenny erpenbecks new novel, aller tage abend the end of all days, gives me pause. One of my favourite germanlanguage writers is jenny erpenbeck, and over the past few years, ive gradually worked my way through everything shes published. Born in east berlin, erpenbeck is the daughter of the physicist, philosopher and writer john erpenbeck and the arabic translator doris kilias. Jenny erpenbeck born 1967 is a german writer and opera director, recipient of the independent foreign fiction prize. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
My other suspicion is that theyve done like this years booker prize judges and upped the intellectual ante by choosing. Jenny erpenbecks new novel aller tage abend was longlisted for the german book prize, upon which the judges surprised me and a good few other people by not hoisting it onto the shortlist. The individuals subjection to fate is more obviously a theme in erpenbecks most recent novel, aller tage abend. Her books are thoroughly crafted masterpieces, not just plain tales shot from the hip. Jenny erpenbeck is one of the strongest contemporary literary voices, anywhere. Jenny erpenbecks profile has gradually risen in english, with many readers having tried heimsuchung visitation and the 2015 iffp winner aller tage abend the end of days. Jenny erpenbeck the institute of modern languages research. Jenny erpenbeck 1 is a german writer and opera director, recipient of the independent. The end of days won the prestigious hans fallada prize and the international foreign fiction prize. Im not sure why but i do have two suspicions, one of which ill come back to later. Erpenbeck by erpenbeck and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen gebrauchsspuren an einband, schutzumschlag oder seiten. It is an old fashioned phrase that goes back at least to martin luther. Aller tage abend consists of five different books, each set in a different period.
For her debut novella, the german author enrolled for a month at a secondary school, swapping dresses and high heels for t. The novel is divided into five books, each describing a stage in the protagonists life. Her father was a physicist and philosopher and his parents were both writers. The materiality of forgetting in jenny erpenbeck, christa wolf. Buy aller tage abend erpenbeck, j by erpenbeck, jenny, erpenbeck, jenny from amazons fiction books store. Aller tage abend by jenny erpenbeck overdrive rakuten.
Erpenbeck s works have been translated into danish, english, french, greek, hebrew, dutch, swedish, slovene, spanish, hungarian, japanese, korean, lithuanian, norwegian, polish, romanian, arabic, estonian and finnish. Aller tage abend, original edition, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, germany, austria, russia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read gehen, ging, gegangen. After school, she trained as a book binder and then worked in the theatre, before going to university to. After graduating from high school she first trained as a bookbinder before going on to study theatre science and music stage direction. The first begins with the burial of the protagonist, only a baby in this version of her life. Roman german edition kindle edition by erpenbeck, jenny. In 2015 the english translation of her novel the end of days aller tage abend won the independent foreign fiction prize. Roman by erpenbeck, jenny from amazons fiction books store.
Jenny erpenbecks aller tage abend the end of days is an. S ome actors methodact, jenny erpenbeck methodwrites. Jenny erpenbecks new novel aller tage abend was longlisted for the german book prize, upon which the judges surprised me and a good. The story begins at the grave site of a baby girl, and, while the grandmother accepts this death without questioning the why. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading aller tage abend. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases.
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