What Was Before

What Was Before (German: Was davor geschah) is a 2010 novel by the German writer Martin Mosebach. Through a series of vignettes, it tells the story of a man from the affluent suburbs of Frankfurt, who is asked by his girlfriend what his life was like before they met. An English translation by Kári Driscoll was published in 2014.[1]

Reception

Publishers Weekly wrote: "Mosebach's charming, exuberant narrator is not be trusted, and the novel calls into question our notions of memory. Mosebach's writing is florid, tinged with a biting wit. ... Irreverent, playful, and intricate, Mosebach's book is a deconstruction of how we choose to tell stories."[2]

References

  1. ↑ "What was before". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ↑ Staff writer (2014-10-20). "Fiction Book Review: What Was Before by Martin Mosebach". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-17.

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