An unforgettable German bestseller about the European refugee crisis: "Erpenbeck
will get under your skin" (Washington Post Book World)
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,