Questions and Answers for The Emigrants
The Emigrants
In the Selwyn story, what is the significance of Naegeli?
For Selwyn, Naegali wasn't just an old alpine guide. He was a father figure, someone who represented a symbolic reincarnation of Selwyn's schoolteacher. This was important to Selwyn, because his...
The Emigrants
How is the line between truth and fiction obscured in W.G. Sebald's novel The Emigrants?
W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants (originally published in German as Die Ausgewanderten) is a collection of narratives first published in 1992 and in English translation by Michael Hulse in 1996. The...
The Emigrants
What is W. G. Sebald's novel, The Emigrants, about?
W. G. Sebald's book The Emigrants (German: Die Ausgewanderten) was first published in 1992 in German and translated into English in 1996. It can be considered either as a novel with four main...