Go, Went, Gone
by Jenny Erpenbeck
Buy on AmazonGo, Went, Gone is a 2015 novel by German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, translated into English by Susan Bernofsky in 2017.
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"A stunning novel about a retired classics professor who slowly becomes conscientizado — aware and involved in the plight of refugees from Africa camping out in a square in Berlin. The novel is lyrical, absorbing."
By the Book: Julia Alvarez · nytimes.com