Not a Novel is the best of Jenny Erpenbeck’s non-fiction. Moving and insightful, the pieces range from personal essays and literary criticism to reflections on Germany’s history, interrogating life and politics, language and freedom, hope and despair. By turns both luminous and explosive, this collection shows one of the most acclaimed European writers reckoning with her country’s divided past, and responding to the world today with intelligence and humanity.A collection of intimate and explosive essays on literature, life, history, politics and place from the award-winning author of Go, Went Gone and The End of DaysAbout the AuthorJenny Erpenbeck is the author of The Old Child & The Book of Words (2008), Visitation (2010) and The End of Days (2014, winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize), and Go, Went, Gone (2017). Her fiction has been translated into over 30 languages.Book InformationISBN 9781783786114Author Jenny ErpenbeckFormat PaperbackImprint Granta BooksPublisher Granta BooksWeight(grams) 151gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm