A review by kirsten0929
Not a Novel: A Memoir in Pieces by Jenny Erpenbeck

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

In this collection of essays, award acceptance speeches, and university lectures, Erpenbeck writes beautifully about her childhood in East Berlin before the collapse of the wall, about writers and writing, concepts like hope and freedom, and other general musings. Smart and insightful, this collection has definitely got me interested in reading her fiction.