Go, Went, Gone is the masterful new novel by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, "one of the most significant German-language novelists of her generation" (The Millions). The novel tells the tale of Richard, a retired classics professor who lives in Berlin. His wife has died, and he lives a routine existence until one day he spies some African refugees staging a hunger strike in Alexanderplatz. Curiosity turns to compassion and an inner transformation, as he visits their shelter, interviews them, and becomes embroiled in their harrowing fates. Go, Went, Gone is a scathing indictment of Western policy toward the European refugee crisis, but also a touching portrait of a man who finds he has more in common with the Africans than he realizes. Exquisitely translated by Susan Bernofsky, Go, Went, Gone addresses one of the most pivotal issues of our time, facing it...
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En angelägen text med ett angeläget fokus - båtflyktingar på Medelhavet med sikte på Europa. Men det här blev inte, tycker jag, en roman med samma skärpa och samma djup som Natt för gott. Här saknas något, trots att Erpenbeck gör allt för att dra in oss i historien. Visst är det ambitiöst, men mer reportage än roman.
2017-07-20
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Tyckte mycket om den i början, men tröttnade. Det blev efter hand mer reportagebok än en litterär upplevelse.