By Literature/Novels/Uwe Johnson.
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/10/15/on-uwe-johnson-poet-of-both-germanys/
An East German who live in the west both in US and latterly UK. Died aged about 50. He was the same age as his most noted creation Gesine Cresspahl who was born in 1933 and is in 1967-8 the central character of his masterpiece "Anniversaries".
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/books/review-anniversaries-uwe-johnson.html
The epic novel plays out from 1st August 1967 to 31st July 1968 in 365 daily episodes. Most allude to contemporary events in US and and often VietNam. Each episode contains part of Gesine's life story from her youth in Germany until the present with her living in the upper west side of Manhattan, but also much of the lives of her parents and their families.
A continuing contribution to the promotion of sanity and decency in life with a few delights do lighten the load.
Saturday, 28 February 2026
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