by Wilhelm Genazino · Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423130721
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«Ein Regenschirm für diesen Tag» is the novel by Wilhelm Genazino, published by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag in paperback (176 pages, in German).
The protagonist of this novel works as a tester of luxury shoes and roams the city observing everyday life with ironic distance. His walks lead him to cross paths with former girlfriends, while he reflects on the world around him. His situation begins to wobble when Lisa, his girlfriend, leaves him and his job starts to be in danger.
The novel, subtitled «Roman», carries the number 13072 in the dtv series and is originally written in German.
Recommended for readers of contemporary German-language literature who appreciate the figure of the flâneur and the ironic narration of urban life.
Wilhelm Genazino was a German journalist and author. He worked first as a journalist for the satirical magazine pardon and for Lesezeichen. From the early 1970s, he was a freelance writer who became known for a trilogy of novels, Abschaffel-Trilogie, completed in 1979. It was followed by more novels and two plays. Among his many awards is the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize.
