The nameless narrator of Anna Seghers' Transit is on the run having escaped a work camp. He is trying to escape the war in Europe by emigrating, and the novel tells the story of mistaken identity, bureaucratic frustrations, and the multifaceted landscape of Marseilles at the beginning of the Second ...
This book is a just a huge jumble. Although when looking at the index, it seems to be nicely divided into chapters, the content of each chapter consists of one long run-on narration of the author's stream-of-consciousness thoughts and memories of his experiences with several authors and aspects of l...
Meh. (Although, I did enjoy meeting Rowling's namesake for the evil feline Mrs. Norris. What an abominable woman.)