In this slideshow you can look over the Uwe Johnson’s shoulder as he writes his manuscript to Anniversaries. The more recent work of Damion Searls, who just translated this classic of German post-war literature into English, is also on display.
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First typescript page of Anniversaries, which Johnson had typed while still in New York -
Johnson’s research into grocery prices in New York in 1967 -
Overview of January 1968 -
Overview of April 1968 -
Overview of May 1968 -
Overview of June 1968 -
Index of the years in the Mecklenburg subplot -
Index of the years in the Mecklenburg subplot -
A drawing of “Auntie Times”. (“What kind of person does Gesine picture when she thinks of The New York Times as an aunt”?, p. 31) -
A draft for the translation of Anniversaries, chapter October 29, 1967, by Damion Searls
Curator: Dr. Christoph Willmitzer
Project Manager: Walter Schlect
Map: Damion Searls
Photography: Daniel Albanese
Interns: Cana Jasemin Czyrt, Naomi Bechert, und Suna Yilmaz
We are grateful for the support of the Uwe-Johnson-Forschungsstelle an der Universität Rostock, der Johannes und Annitta Fries Stiftung, der Peter Suhrkamp Stiftung, New York Review Books Classics, and The Culinary Institute of America Menu Collection of the Conrad N. Hilton Library. The translation of Anniversaries was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut using funds provided by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
