{"product_id":"things-that-disappear-9780811238113","title":"Things That Disappear","description":"The bestselling and award-winning German author Jenny Erpenbeck has gained international praise for her novels including \u003cem\u003eVisitation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKairos\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eThings that Disappear\u003c\/em\u003e is an exciting collection of interlinked miniature prose pieces that grapple with the phenomenon of disappearance on scales both large and small. The things that disappear in these pages range from everyday objects such as socks and cheese to close friends and the social norms of common courtesy, to sites and objects resonant with East German history, such as the Palace of the Republic or the lines of sight now blocked by new construction in Berlin. Erpenbeck asks: \"Is there some kind of perpetrator who makes things that I know cherish and disappear?\" These things disappear, and yet do they really? Do they remain in our memories more fully than if they continued to exist? Translated beautifully by Kurt Beals, \u003cem\u003eThings that Disappear\u003c\/em\u003e follows on the heels of Erpenbeck's Man Booker-Prize winning novel \u003cem\u003eKairos\u003c\/em\u003e and offers a window into a renowned writer's sense of the past, and of her own self as a writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Erpenbeck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811238113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErpenbeck, Jenny:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAn epic storyteller and arguably the most powerful voice in contemporary German literature, \u003cstrong\u003eJenny Erpenbeck\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in East Berlin in 1967. She studied theater at the Humboldt University in Berlin and directed operas in the nineties. She is also author of such books as \u003cem\u003eThe Old Child \u0026amp; Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Words\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe End of Days\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeals, Kurt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Beals\u003c\/strong\u003e is Visiting Associate Professor of German and Humanities Fellow in Literary Translation at the University of Richmond. He has translated such authors as Hermann Hesse, Reiner Stach, Regina Ullmann, Anja Utler, and Erich Maria Remarque.","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119404249133,"sku":"9780811238113","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_43898498-3f7e-42cb-bc92-1ab382371e29.jpg?v=1756226115","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/things-that-disappear-9780811238113","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}