Go, Went, Gone: Erpenbeck Jenny - Hardcover

Best Books of 2017, Observer
Best Books of 2017, TLS

'Europe's outstanding literary seer, Jenny Erpenbeck's new novel resonates with an unexpected simplicity that is profound, unsettling and subtle... It will alert readers, make us more aware and, it is to be hoped, more human' -- Guardian

'Erpenbeck is becoming one of Europe's most highly regarded writers, perpetually striving to [...] interpret history's arc... This is Erpenbeck's most significant work to date' -- Financial Times

'I think this might by my book of the year, it's an extraordinary novel' -- Patrick Flannery, Open Book, BBC Radio 4

'At once urgent and contemporary [...] the brilliant German novelist, Jenny Erpenbeck, has taken on the churn of the great issues of refugees, illegal immigration and asylum [...] and has created something profound, beautiful and deeply affecting... [An] extraordinary novel, bearing unflinching testament to history as it unfolds' --Neel Mukherjee, New Statesman

'A remarkable novel which questions our understanding of borders and identity and which calls above all for compassion' -- --Skinny

One of the great contemporary European writers takes on Europe's biggest issue Richard has spent his life as a university professor, immersed in the world of books and ideas, but now he is retired, his books remain in their packing boxes and he steps into the streets of his city, Berlin. Here, on Oranienplatz, he discovers a new community -- a tent city, established by African asylum seekers. Hesitantly, getting to know the new arrivals, Richard finds his life changing, as he begins to question his own sense of belonging in a city that once divided its citizens into them and us. At once a passionate contribution to the debate on race, privilege and nationality and a beautifully written examination of an ageing man's quest to find meaning in his life, Go, Went, Gone showcases one of the great contemporary European writers at the height of her powers.