Another is “ All for Nothing” by Walter Kempowski, which I read for my book. It takes you through that history but in a beautiful, novelistic way. I loved “ Tyll” by Daniel Kehlmann, which takes place during the Thirty Years’ War and is about this historical figure, Tyll Ulenspiegel, who was a court jester. By the end of the book, those stories are connected and you get a picture of the life of the building.īOOKS: What are your favorite genres to read?īILGER: I love well-done historical novels. “Life: A User’s Manual” takes place in a Parisian apartment building where he goes from room to room and describes exactly what is happening during one moment. The other is Georges Perec’s “ Life: A User’s Manual.” He also wrote “ A Void,” which is a novel where he didn’t use the letter “e,” which in French is hard to do. It’s this wonderful Jazz Age semi-surrealist novel. BILGER: “ Foam of the Daze” by Boris Vian.
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