This is the humanising lens through which Jenny Erpenbeck, Europe’s outstanding literary seer, views our world. Previously she had looked to the layered history of her own country, Germany, in dazzling metaphysical fictions such as Visitation and The End of Days. Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck – review Read moreAs the novel opens, the former classics professor is dealing with the prospect of retirement. “Why didn’t Richard see these men at Alexanderplatz?” When the anonymous protest is ended, he regards it as a pity. Where do you want to be buried?”The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck review – ‘only the inevitable is possible’ Read moreBut these men are not cases, they are lives.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2017 06:22 UTC