![]() ![]() Prose is glistening and polished, with formidable intellectual heft. He is also intrigued by the African asylum seekers who stage a hunger strike in Berlin, headed with the slogan “We become visible.” He decides to take up their cause-teaching them German, assisting them with paperwork, and advocating on their behalf. ![]() The story centers on a retired professor, Richard, who, in his own twilight, is fixated with time. Focusing on the European refugee crisis, the story looks at how an unwelcoming, privileged society handles issues of race and nationality, and explores humankind’s search for meaning. This powerful German novel in translation humanizes refugees at a time when many find it politically expedient to demonize them. A major and important book, Go, Went, Gone tackles the issue of human displacement with intelligence and empathy. ![]()
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