Memory: Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald

In Austerlitz, W.G. Sebald explores the dynamics of memory for a child brought alone to Great Britain from Nazi Germany in 1939. As an adult, he attempts to rediscover his nearly erased childhood.

The 2001 prizewinning novel Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald offers a fascinating window on memory and identity.  The story features Jacques Austerlitz, sent from Prague to London at the age of four along w…