![]() ![]() ![]() When Sebald heard the news of Mller's suicide in early January 1984, it must have reminded him of Jean Amry, another Jewish survivor of Nazi persecution who had. Sebald combines precise documentary with fictional motifs, and as he puts the question to realism, the four stories merge into one unfathomable requiem. The nucleus of The Emigrants is the story of the damaged life and tragic death of Paul Bereyter, the fictional name Sebald gave to his primary school teacher Armin Mller. Sebald reconstructs the lives of a painter, a doctor, an elementary-school teacher, and Great Uncle Ambrose. ![]() The four long narratives in The Emigrants appear at first to be the straightforward biographies of four Germans in exile. Along with memories, documents, and diaries of the Holocaust, he collects photographs-the enigmatic snapshots which stud The Emigrants and bring to mind family photo albums. Sebald, now with a gorgeous new cover by the famed designer Peter Mendelsund. Following (literally) in their footsteps, the narrator retraces routes of exile which lead from Lithuania to London, from Munich to Manchester, from the South German provinces to Switzerland, France, New York, Constantinople, and Jerusalem. Summary A devastating novel about memory, alienation, and trauma from acclaimed novelist W. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! The Emigrants W.G. We are sorry! This book is not currently available. ![]()
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