The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt
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| Author | Wilhelm Genazino |
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| Original title | Ein Regenschirm für diesen Tag |
| Translator | Philip Boehm |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Carl Hanser Verlag |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1 June 2006 |
| Pages | 176 |
| ISBN | 9783446200494 |
The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt (German: Ein Regenschirm für diesen Tag) is a 2001 novel by the German writer Wilhelm Genazino. It is a flâneur novel about a man who works for a high-end shoe company and encounters various people from his past in Frankfurt.
The book became a bestseller in Germany and a late breakthrough for Genazino, who was approaching his 60s at the time.[1] It was published in English translation by Philip Boehm in 2006.[2]
References
- ^ Böttiger, Helmut (16 June 2006). "Poetisierung des Alltags" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Kalich, Dick (2007). "Wilhelm Genazino. The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt". Review of Contemporary Fiction. 27 (1): 171.