Austerlitz; Author: Sebald, W.G.; Hardback; Book

Author: Sebald, W.G.
Hardback; Book; 50 B&w Illustrations
432 pages
Published: October 2001
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 0241141257
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In this major work, the finest of his career to date, W G Sebald traces the epic and moving story of Jacques Austerlitz. Sent to Wales on the last Kindertransport from Europe on the eve of WWII, the 5 year old is adopted into mainstream awareness for the first time. National press advertising.This is the true story of Jacque Austerlitz, sent to Wales on the last Kindertransport from Europe on the eve of the World War II. He is adopted by Welsh Calvanists who decide to remove any trace of his true origins. Eventually, he embarks on a journey that takes him back to pre-war Europe.