DW book expert David Levitz on ′Austerlitz′ by W.G. Sebald | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'Austerlitz' by W.G. Sebald

What would it be like to find out that you are a different person than you thought? That your parents are not your parents, that your name was once different and that you even spoke another language. "Austerlitz" by W.G. Sebald.

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