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, Went, Gone is a scathing indictment of Western policy toward the European refugee crisis, but also a touching portrait of a man who finds he has more in common with the Africans than he realizes.

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Thanks for the tag. Book looks great :)

Thanks for the tag. Book looks great :)

An new author for me and on the strength of the writing in this one I will look for more of her work. A telling tale of the refugee experience which seems to be fraught with failures no matter in which country you may find yourself.

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Thanks for the tag, jeniwren. A new author for me too - listed because I’ve heard many good things about her books over the years.