Wörterbuch (2004)
Wörterbuch is a 2004 German-language german literature book written by Jenny Erpenbeck.
In an unnamed Latin American country under an unblinking sun, an unnamed girl tries to find words for the things that make up her life. Father and mother. Ball. Car. But, in the world she inhabits, words do not mean what they say; they have "silent halves... dragging them down like lead weights". The real story is the one "that goes on to the right and the left and above and below the edges of the picture". (The Independent)
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What is Wörterbuch about?
In an unnamed Latin American country under an unblinking sun, an unnamed girl tries to find words for the things that make up her life. Father and mother. Ball. Car. But, in the world she inhabits, words do not mean what they say; they have "silent halves... dragging them down like lead weights". The real story is the one "that goes on to the right and the left and above and below the edges of the picture". (The Independent)
When was Wörterbuch published?
Wörterbuch was published in 2004.
Who made Wörterbuch?
Wörterbuch was written by Jenny Erpenbeck.