{"product_id":"go-went-gone-pb","title":"Go, Went, Gone PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times Notable Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e2018; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Best Book of 2018; Lois Roth Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn unforgettable German bestseller about the European refugee crisis: “Erpenbeck will get under your skin” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the masterful new novel by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, “one of the most significant German-language novelists of her generation” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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. Exquisitely translated by Susan Bernofsky, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e addresses one of the most pivotal issues of our time, facing it head-on in a voice that is both nostalgic and frightening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52434701156583,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3397\/3991\/files\/31QOn4Cx0bL.webp?v=1785539867","url":"https:\/\/friendsmvl.org\/products\/go-went-gone-pb","provider":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}