Austerlitz
W.G. Sebald
This is a fantastic read for the theme of “between worlds” as it is an unconventionally formatted novel (the novel itself lies between the worlds of fiction and non-fiction) and it recounts a man’s search for his lost early childhood–where he was an orphan sent to Great Britain from Prague via the Kindertransport movement. It’s an extremely well-written and evocative novel that recreates, via history, not just the character’s past, but the past of Europe and the repercussions of the Holocaust.
LISA C. PIERACCINI
History of Art
Ancient History & Native American Archaeology
This book is part of the 2019 Berkeley Summer Reading List. Stay tuned for more weekly posts!