Anniversaries: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl by Uwe Johnson

Anniversaries: From the Life of Gesine Cresspahl

Anniversaries #1;2

Uwe Johnson with Leila Vennewitz (Translator)

512 pages missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary reflective medium-paced

Description

A landmark of 20th Century literature about New York in the late 1960s, now in English for the first time.Late in 1967, Uwe Johnson set out to write a book that would take the unusual form of a chapter for every day of the ongoing year. It would b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 7 reviews

Moods

challenging 66%
informative 66%
reflective 66%
dark 33%
funny 33%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 66% | N/A: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

4.64

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