About the book
This tenth anniversary edition of W. G. Sebald’s celebrated masterpiece includes a new Introduction by acclaimed critic James Wood. Austerlitz is the story of a man’s search for the answer to his life’s central riddle. A small child when he comes to England on a Kindertransport in the summer of 1939, Jacques Austerlitz is told nothing of his real family by the Welsh Methodist minister and his wife who raise him. When he is a much older man, fleeting memories return to him, and obeying an instinct he only dimly understands, Austerlitz follows their trail back to the world he left behind a half century before. There, faced with the void at the heart of twentieth-century Europe, he struggles to rescue his heritage from oblivion.
Editions of Austerlitz
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780812982619
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780676974348
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375756566
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780676974331
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780375504839
- EBook
- ISBN 9781588360618
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307365828
- EBook
- ISBN 9780679645412
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780736685504
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525500889
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525500896
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780736685603
Read an Excerpt
This tenth anniversary edition of W. G. Sebald’s celebrated masterpiece includes a new Introduction by acclaimed critic James Wood. Austerlitz is the story of a man’s search for the answer to his life’s central riddle. A small child when he comes to England on a Kindertransport in the summer of 1939, Jacques Austerlitz is told nothing of his real family by the Welsh Methodist minister and his wife who raise him. When he is a much older man, fleeting memories return to him, and obeying an instinct he only dimly understands, Austerlitz follows their trail back to the world he left behind a half century before. There, faced with the void at the heart of twentieth-century Europe, he struggles to rescue his heritage from oblivion.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Austerlitz about?
This tenth anniversary edition of W. G. Sebald’s celebrated masterpiece includes a new Introduction by acclaimed critic James Wood. Austerlitz is the story of a man’s search for the answer to his life’s central riddle. A small child when he comes to England on a Kindertransport in the summer of 1939, Jacques Austerlitz is told nothing of his real family by the Welsh Methodist minister and his wife who raise him. When he is a much older man, fleeting memories return to him, and obeying an instinct he only dimly understands, Austerlitz follows their trail back to the world he left behind a half century before. There, faced with the void at the heart of twentieth-century Europe, he struggles to rescue his heritage from oblivion.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Austerlitz?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Austerlitz?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780812982619
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Austerlitz?
W.G. Sebald
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Austerlitz is available as paperback(ISBN 9780812982619) and paperback(ISBN 9780676974348) and paperback(ISBN 9780375756566) and altformat(ISBN 9780676974331) and altformat(ISBN 9780375504839) and ebook(ISBN 9781588360618) and ebook(ISBN 9780307365828) and ebook(ISBN 9780679645412) and audiobook(ISBN 9780736685504) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525500889) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525500896) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780736685603)
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