Jenny Erpenbeck: "Rumah. Saat hujan, Anda bisa mencium dedaunan di hut...

"Rumah. Saat hujan, Anda bisa mencium dedaunan di hutan dan pasir. Semuanya kecil dan ringan, pemandangan di sekitar danau, sangat mudah dikelola. Daun dan pasir sangat dekat, seolah-olah Anda mungkin, jika Anda mau, menariknya di atas kepala Anda. Dan danau itu selalu merapat di pantai dengan lembut, menjilati tangan yang Anda celupkan seperti anjing muda, dan airnya lembut dan dangkal."

--- Jenny Erpenbeck

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Home. When it rains, you can smell the leaves in the forest and the sand. It's all so small and mild, the landscape surrounding the lake, so manageable. The leaves and the sand are so close, it's as if you might, if you wanted, pull them on over your head. And the lake always laps at the shore so gently, licking the hand you dip into it like a young dog, and the water is soft and shallow.