One Day a Year (Paperback)

~ Christa Wolf (Author), Lowell A. Bangerter (Translator)

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"The rewards of reading Christa Wolf can be very considerable."-The Times Literary Supplement

In 1960, East German writer Christa Wolf received a phone call from a Moscow newspaper asking if she would describe her experiences on a single day, September 27, "as precisely as possible." She was intrigued by the request and has continued recording her thoughts and feelings on that day ever since. This book collects forty of these intimate essays, written between 1960 and 2000. Wolf, one of the most important authors of the twentieth century, writes about the demands and rewards of being a wife and mother and contemplates national and global events during the course of that one day a year.

About the Author

Christa Wolf is the best-known writer to emerge from East Germany. Her first major success came in 1963 with Divided Heaven. Other works include: The Quest for Christa T. and Cassandra. She received the Heinrich Mann Prize (1963) and the Schiller Memorial Prize (1983). She lives in Germany.

Product Details

• Paperback: 650 pages
• Publisher: Europa Editions (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933372222
• ISBN-13: 978-1933372228
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #623,587 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of its own class, May 22, 2007

By	Ying Lu (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book chronicles the social atmosphere of East Germany from 1960-2000 through the eyes of a writer, a wife and a mother, in the ordinary in-and-outs of daily life. Poignant, at times, funny & sarcastic, yet always genuine confession of a keen observer who articulates with grace; reminiscent of the american author Kathleen Norris.