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Things That Disappear by Jenny Erpenbeck review – a kaleidoscopic study of transience

A collection of columns by the German Booker winner reveals a keen eye for the details that mark the passing of time

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2025

My study is a bibliophile’s breakfast, the house is overrun. It’s time for the great book culling to begin

They are stacked three-deep in the shelves, which for a bookish person seems appropriate. The problem is there’s no order at all

The Guardian - AU · Jan 3, 2025

Why you might struggle to find this year’s International Booker winner in UK libraries – and why publishing suffers as a result

As an expert in German and translation, I was pleased to see Jenny Erpenbeck’s novel Kairos win the International Booker Prize 2024, one of the most prominent celebrations of translated literature in the UK. The prize is awarded for a book, and to the people who wrote it: in this…

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2024

International Booker Prize shortlist for 2024 spans three continents

The International Booker Prize celebrates fiction that's been translated into English. This year's shortlist, announced Tuesday morning, features books in six languages from three continents.

WEKU · Apr 9, 2024

Six ‘implicitly optimistic’ novels make the International Booker prize shortlist

From books about disintegrating relationships and countries to a worker’s-eye view of Korea and a story of farmers in Brazil, the selected titles engage with current realities, say the judging panel

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024

Latin American fiction ‘booms’ again on International Booker prize longlist

Works from the continent make up a quarter of this year’s nominees, which include novels from Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil and Peru

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024

Utopia gone wrong: identity and history intersect in Jenny Erpenbeck’s haunting new novel

Jenny Erpenbeck’s new novel Kairos, translated by Michael Hofmann, is a story about a relationship between a young woman and an older married man, set against the backdrop of the final years of the German Democratic Republic.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2023

3 works in translation: History and literature intertwined

It is easy to act as if fiction and history were separate. But they cannot be completely divided. Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos and Oksana Lutsyshyna's Ivan and Phoebe help readers connect with time past.

WEKU · Jun 26, 2023

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck review – subtle insights into politics and passion

A love affair in 1980s Berlin mirrors the demise of the socialist dream in the German author’s absorbing fourth novel

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck review – a monumental breakup

The contours of a relationship are echoed by the collapse of East Germany in this invigorating novel of lost love

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023