Irresistible, and also unpredictable.”View image in fullscreen Michael Hofmann and Jenny Erpenbeck as they were announced winners of the International Booker prize. In Kairos, she wanted to give voice to the East German people whose country was lost. Because they saw The Lives of Others“Even in Germany the East German stories are under-represented,” Hofmann agrees. I’m East German myself and that feels like nonsense to me. “I love museums, I love exhibitions, I love things being put together and commenting on each other,” she says now.

Source: International New York Times May 24, 2024 10:33 UTC