May 2025 Book Club - 'Kairos' by Jenny Erpenbeck
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Introducing our May Book Club pick: the 2024 International Booker Prize winner, "Kairos" by Jenny Erpenback (trans. Michael Hofmann)!
"A devastating story of the path of two lovers – a man in his fifties and a 19-year-old woman – through the ruins of a relationship, set against the tumult of East Berlin in the 1980s"
This is actually a staff pick from Fred, one of our booksellers here at Leichhardt, and this is what he had to say: "This
is a work that feels complicated and immense, deftly woven and full
of subtlety ... An emotionally
charged story about a state and its people that suddenly ceased to
exist, eschewing any blunt political takes for an appreciation of the
humanity and lifestyles that existed within this unique and now
defunct country."
Join us on May 21st at 6pm in the Reading Room @ Berkelouw Books Leichhardt to discuss this award-winning book. And if you haven't already, you can pick up a copy in-store now.
Please scan the QR code or follow the link in our bio to reserve your spot for the night (it's free!)
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