Book · 2021 · Fiction
Kairos
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I love this book. This is Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck who's German. All of her books are great. Go Went Gone, etc. Um so Kairos was translated by Michael Hofmann and is a very very nuanced and complex, I guess you could just call it an age gap novel.
The best things said about it
And it's chyros by Jenny erpenbeck the German novelist who is a perennial Nobel long Lister.
The second book also by a non-american author is named chyros it's by a German novelist named Jenny erpenbeck.
Why people recommend it
Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck is a nuanced and complex novel translated by Michael Hofmann that explores a turbulent, intense relationship against the backdrop of a collapsing East Germany. Joumana Khatib enthusiastically recommended the book on The Book Review, praising the author's entire body of work and describing the novel as a sophisticated age-gap narrative. Emily Eakin also championed the book on the podcast, highlighting the German novelist—whom she noted is a perennial Nobel long-lister—as a top choice for readers seeking compelling fiction about romantic dissolution. Another host on the podcast similarly spotlighted Kairos as a standout alternative pick for their best books of the year list, celebrating its unique perspective as a translated work by a prominent non-American author. Together, these passionate endorsements from critics and cultural commentators emphasize the novel's remarkable emotional depth, historical resonance, and literary craftsmanship, establishing it as a modern classic of contemporary European fiction that demands serious critical attention and widespread readership.
Every mention
Emily Eakin and it's chyros by Jenny erpenbeck the German novelist who is a perennial Nobel long Lister 1
“and it's chyros by Jenny erpenbeck the German novelist who is a perennial Nobel long Lister”
Joumana Khatib I love this book. This is Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck who's German. All of her books are great. Go Went Gone,… 1
“I love this book. This is Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck who's German. All of her books are great. Go Went Gone, etc. Um so Kairos was translated by Michael Hofmann and is a very very nuanced and complex, I guess you could just call it an age gap novel”
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“the second book also by a non-american author is named chyros it's by a German novelist named Jenny erpenbeck”