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Go, Went, Gone
- Author
- Jenny Erpenbeck
- Narrator
- Rachel Atkins
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 20 March 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 16 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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At once a passionate contribution to the debate on race, and a beautifully written examination of an ageing man's quest for meaning, Go, Went, Gone showcases one of the great contemporary European writers at the height of her powers.
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- Author
- Jenny Erpenbeck
- Narrator
- Rachel Atkins
- Duration
- 10 hours 16 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781004180325
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Richard has spent his life as a university professor, immersed in the world of books and ideas. Recently retired, he steps into the streets of his city, Berlin, and discovers a new community. A tent city has grown up on Oranienplatz, established by African asylum seekers. Hesitantly getting to know the people there, 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, and a beautifully written examination of an ageing man's quest for meaning, Go, Went, Gone showcases one of the great contemporary European writers at the height of her powers.
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