The Old Child and Other Stories by Jenny Erpenbeck

The Old Child and Other Stories

Jenny Erpenbeck with Susan Bernofsky (Translator)

120 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction literary challenging mysterious sad slow-paced
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Written in spare, highly concentrated language, "a sustained feat of verbal economy" (Die Zeit), the one novella and four stories in The Old Child go beyond the limits of the expected, the real. Dark, serious, often mystical, these marvelous ficti...

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Community Reviews

3.32
based on 67 reviews

Moods

challenging: 57%

mysterious: 57%

dark: 42%

sad: 42%

tense: 42%

reflective: 28%

emotional: 14%


Pace

28% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
42% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
20% of readers chose N/A
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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