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The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt

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The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt
AuthorWilhelm Genazino
Original titleEin Regenschirm für diesen Tag
TranslatorPhilip Boehm
LanguageGerman
PublisherCarl Hanser Verlag
Publication date
2001
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
1 June 2006
Pages176
ISBN9783446200494

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

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  1. ^ Böttiger, Helmut (16 June 2006). "Poetisierung des Alltags" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  2. ^ Kalich, Dick (2007). "Wilhelm Genazino. The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt". Review of Contemporary Fiction. 27 (1): 171.
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