Not a Novel

Not a Novel is the best of Jenny Erpenbeck`s non-fiction. Moving and insightful, the pieces range from personal essays and literary criticism to reflections on Germany`s history, interrogating life and politics, language and freedom, hope and despair. By turns both luminous and explosive, this collection shows one of the most acclaimed European writers reckoning with her country`s divided past, and responding to the world today with intelligence and humanity.