A book of exceptional seriousness and warmth, with enchanting observation... I know of no other book that conveys so much about this complex fate, being a European at the end of European civilization. Susan Sontag

Initially, "The Emigrants" seems merely to document the lives of four Jewish immigrants in the twentieth century. Gradually, as Sebald's precise, almost dreamlike writing begins to capture their stories, the four narratives merge into a distinct manifestation of exile and loss.

"An abyssal masterpiece... Wonderfully written and wonderfully translated... a true work of art" Spectator

Pages: 256, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm