Adam Begley

A doomed affair: Kairos, by Jenny Erpenbeck, reviewed

A young woman and an older, married man fall passionately in love in the last days of the GDR – but abuse and jealousy soon turn things sour

Jenny Erpenbeck. [Getty Images]
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  • Kairos

    Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann

    Granta, pp. 304, £16

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