{"product_id":"go-went-gone","title":"Go, Went, Gone","description":"\u003cem\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/em\u003e is the masterful new novel by the acclaimed German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, \"one of the most significant German-language novelists of her generation\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/em\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. \u003cem\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/em\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, \u003cem\u003eGo, Went, Gone\u003c\/em\u003e addresses one of the most pivotal issues of our time, facing it head-on in a voice that is both nostalgic and frightening.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947255857383,"sku":"9780811225946","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_24a0f256-b6aa-44ee-b816-7568d6b820be.jpg?v=1775485181","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/go-went-gone","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}