My century (German Mein Jahrhundert) is a book written by Günter Grass. The book describes every year from 1900-1999 as a story which is written from different perspectives. Günter Grass Günter Wilhelm Grass, Nobel Prize-winning German author, was born in the Free City of Danzig (Free City of GdaÅ„sk) on October 16, 1927. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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MyCentury differs from those books that usually bear the name "Recollections" or "Memoirs." Because this book belongs to a separate literary genre -- the tape-recorded conversation -- its value as a source of information is arguably greater.
MyCentury consists of the transcripts of conversations Milosz had with Wat starting in 1965, specifically for the purpose of creating such a 'memoir' (because of illness Wat was unable to write as he would have liked).
MyCentury is an interesting document of how the intellectual was treated in Stalinist times, specifically the Polish experience, which was slightly different than and not quite as comprehensively horrible as the Soviet one (despite Wat also spending time in Soviet jails).
My kids had depleted my Nice Light so I spent 2 miles praying I wouldn't taco my wheel in a pothole (great way to start and end one's first century), or get hit by a car.
My first introduction to my fellow traveler was when they passed and a bark from the dog startled the hell out of me. I am not really fond of dogs while cycling and this encounter did little to change that.
My stomach still was grousing, I didn't feel as good climbing as I had in training, and I was starting to feel like I had ridden more that the 37+ miles my odometer showed.
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