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Go, Went, Gone

by Jenny Erpenbeck, Susan Bernofsky
Go, Went, Gone
Go, Went, Gone

Retired academic's transformative encounter with refugees.

If stories of personal transformation resonate with you, "Go, Went, Gone" might just be your next favorite read. You'll follow along with Richard as his encounters with African asylum seekers in Berlin challenge his views on life and belonging. Erpenbeck's narrative combines a poignant look at Europe's refugee crisis with a deeply personal tale of self-discovery.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize) Nominee for Shortlist (2015)
  • Premio Strega Europeo (2017)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa for Altres literatures (2019)
  • Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Nominee (2018)
  • International Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Go, Went, Gone

by Jenny Erpenbeck, Susan Bernofsky
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ISBN: 9781846276200
Authors: Jenny Erpenbeck, Susan Bernofsky
Publisher: Portobello Books
Date of Publication: 2017-09-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Literary Criticism, Race
Goodreads rating: 3.96
(rated by 10289 readers)

Description

The new novel from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015. Richard has spent his life as a professor at the university, immersed in the world of books and ideas, but now he is retired, his books remain in their packing boxes and his ideas about how society works begin to change. When he visits a tent city set up by African asylum seekers, he finds new friends and a new purpose, but the laws of his land appear designed to prevent the people he has connected with from ever finding a home alongside him. In this radical, exquisite novel, Jenny Erpenbeck turns her attention to the contemporary refugee crisis and our responsibility for its creation.
 

Retired academic's transformative encounter with refugees.

If stories of personal transformation resonate with you, "Go, Went, Gone" might just be your next favorite read. You'll follow along with Richard as his encounters with African asylum seekers in Berlin challenge his views on life and belonging. Erpenbeck's narrative combines a poignant look at Europe's refugee crisis with a deeply personal tale of self-discovery.

  • Dayton Literary Peace Prize Nominee for Fiction (2018)
  • Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize) Nominee for Shortlist (2015)
  • Premio Strega Europeo (2017)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa for Altres literatures (2019)
  • Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Nominee (2018)
  • International Booker Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.