On the first Saturday in September, we will discuss Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck.

NOTE that on we will meet at Live Oak Park at 10:00 am. Bring a chair or blanket, in case we sit on the grass. Afterwards we can have brunch at Crepevine after book group.

If the location changes due to bad weather or other reason, this description will be updated a few days before we meet.

Info from Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36217818-go-went-gone

Synopsis:
One of the great contemporary European writers takes on Europe's biggest issue.

Richard has spent his life as a university professor, immersed in the world of books and ideas, but now he is retired, his books remain in their packing boxes and he steps into the streets of his city, Berlin. Here, on Alexanderplatz, he discovers a new community -- a tent city, established by African asylum seekers. Hesitantly, getting to know the new arrivals, 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, privilege and nationality and a beautifully written examination of an ageing man's quest to find meaning in his life, Go, Went, Gone showcases one of the great contemporary European writers at the height of her powers.

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