Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck

Berlin. 11 July 1986. They meet by chance on a bus. She is a young student, he is older and married. Theirs is an intense and sudden attraction, fuelled by a shared passion for music and art, and heightened by the secrecy they must maintain. But when she strays for a single night he cannot forgive her and a dangerous crack forms between them, opening up a space for cruelty, punishment and the exertion of power. And the world around them is changing too: as the GDR begins to crumble, so too do all the old certainties and the old loyalties, ushering in a new era whose great gains also involve profound loss.

Author(s): Erpenbeck, Jenny
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 11/04/2024
Pagination: 293 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Granta Books
Published By: Granta Books
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|20th century, c 1900 to c 1999|20th century, c 1900 to c 1999|Narrative theme: Politics|Narrative theme: Politics|Fiction in translation|Historical fiction
Dimensions: 198x128x17
Weight: 210
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781783786138