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G. Sebald <span class="birthdeath note">(1944–2001)</span></h1><h2 class="author_subtitle">Author of <a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a></h2></div><div class="pagecard_messages"><div class="lt_scoreboard "><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-book" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 33+ Works</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-user" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 15,292 Members</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-feather-alt" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 320 Reviews</span><span class="scoreboard_item"><i class="fa-solid fa-star" aria-hidden="true" data-a11y="true"></i> 158 Favorited</span></div></div></div></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_about_author" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_ab3c" data-caret-id="tdc_u_ab3c" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_1ea9" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("about_author", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="about_author" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_ab3c" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>About the Author</h2><span id="tdh_u_1ea9" ><a name="about_author"></a><div class="annotationA">He studied German language and literature in Freiburg, Switzerland and Manchester. He has taught at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England since 1970. He became a professor of European literature in 1987. From 1989 to 1994 was the first director of the British Centre for Literary <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_ba0c7_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_ba0c7')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_ba0c7"> Translation. He was born in Wertach in Allgau, Germany in 1944. (Bowker Author Biography)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_ba0c7_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_ba0c7')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the names: <span id="u_10888a9a" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldw&norefer=2">W Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/wgsebald&norefer=2">W G Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/wgsebad&norefer=2">W.G. Sebad</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/gsebaldw&norefer=2">Sebald W G</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/gwinfried&norefer=2">Winfried G.</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/zebaldvg&norefer=2">W. G. Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldwinfridg&norefer=2">Winfrid G. Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldwinfredg&norefer=2">Winfred G. Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldwinfriedg&norefer=2">Winfried G. Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/gsebaldwinfried&norefer=2">Winfried G. Sebald</a></span><span id="u_178e91ec" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 21" >, <span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/3261243673&norefer=2">W G ゼーバルト</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/1386093928&norefer=2">W.G.ゼーバルト</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/695694948&norefer=2">וו. ג זבאלד</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldwinfridgeorg&norefer=2">Winfrid Georg Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/1625490729&norefer=2">W.G. ゼーバルト</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/3047265376&norefer=2">W. G. ゼーバルト</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldwinfriedgeorg&norefer=2">Winfried Georg Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/4129910927&norefer=2">W・G・ゼーバルト</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/sebaldschriftsteller&norefer=2">Schriftsteller Winfried Georg Sebald</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/3210681377&norefer=2">Винифред Георг Зебальд</a>, </span><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/2513117997&norefer=2">Βίνφρηντ Γκέοργκ (Μαξ) Ζέμπαλντ</a></span></span></span></p></div><div class="tinytext">Image credit: Art by Zero</div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_048c" data-caret-id="tdc_u_048c" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_f54a" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_048c" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by W. G. Sebald</h2><span id="tdh_u_f54a" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('sebaldwg', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('sebaldwg', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_bd8d0583" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" class="" >Austerlitz</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">4,296 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 106 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a> <span class="date">(1995)</span> <span class="copies note">3,446 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 81 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/49557" data-workid="49557" data-title="The-Emigrants" class="" >The Emigrants</a> <span class="date">(1992)</span> <span class="copies note">2,559 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 46 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/51965" data-workid="51965" data-title="Vertigo" class="" >Vertigo</a> <span class="date">(1990)</span> <span class="copies note">1,688 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 25 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/43899" data-workid="43899" data-title="On-the-Natural-History-of-Destruction" class="" >On the Natural History of Destruction</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> <span class="copies note">1,099 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 16 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/337424" data-workid="337424" data-title="Campo-Santo" class="" >Campo Santo</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">534 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 9 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/92351" data-workid="92351" data-title="After-Nature" class="" >After Nature</a> <span class="date">(1988)</span> <span class="copies note">500 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1935323" data-workid="1935323" data-title="A-Place-in-the-Country" class="" >A Place in the Country</a> <span class="date">(1998)</span> <span class="copies note">379 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 10 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/626964" data-workid="626964" data-title="Unrecounted" class="" >Unrecounted</a> <span class="date">(2003)</span> <span class="copies note">163 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4465044" data-workid="4465044" data-title="Emergence-of-Memory-Conversations-with-W-G-Sebald" class="" >Emergence of Memory: Conversations with W.G. Sebald</a> <span class="date">(2007)</span> <span class="copies note">147 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 11 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11912382" data-workid="11912382" data-title="Across-the-Land-and-the-Water-Selected-Poems-1964-2001-Modern-Library" class="" >Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems, 1964-2001 (Modern Library)</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">147 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/280362" data-workid="280362" data-title="For-Years-Now" class="" >For Years Now</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">62 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9537522" data-workid="9537522" data-title="Young-Austerlitz" class="" >Young Austerlitz</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">57 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/2896035" data-workid="2896035" data-title="Die-Beschreibung-des-Ungl%C3%BCcks-Zur-%C3%B6sterreichischen-Literatur-von-Stifter-bis-Handke" class="" >Die Beschreibung des Unglücks: Zur österreichischen Literatur von Stifter bis Handke</a> <span class="date">(1994)</span> <span class="copies note">39 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1919069" data-workid="1919069" data-title="Unheimliche-Heimat-Essays-zur-ouml-sterreichischen-Literatur" class="" >Unheimliche Heimat: Essays zur österreichischen Literatur</a> <span class="date">(1991)</span> <span class="copies note">34 copies</span></div><div id="u_00c9e95c" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 33" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/19031506" data-workid="19031506" data-title="Il-passeggiatore-solitario-In-ricordo-di-Robert-Waiser" class="" >Il passeggiatore solitario. In ricordo di Robert Waiser</a> <span class="date">(2006)</span> <span class="copies note">31 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11530307" data-workid="11530307" data-title="Le-Alpi-nel-mare" class="" >Le Alpi nel mare</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">21 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12298494" data-workid="12298494" data-title="Dikt-prosa-ess-auml" class="" >Dikt, prosa, essä</a> <span class="date">(2011)</span> <span class="copies note">14 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/17772981" data-workid="17772981" data-title="Merkint%C3%B6j%C3%A4-Korsikasta" class="" >Merkintöjä Korsikasta</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> <span class="copies note">12 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12522276" data-workid="12522276" data-title="raquo-Auf-ungeheuer-d-uuml-nnem-Eis-laquo-Gespr-auml-che-1971-bis-2001" class="" >»Auf ungeheuer dünnem Eis«: Gespräche 1971 bis 2001</a> <span class="date">(2012)</span> <span class="copies note">11 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18497199" data-workid="18497199" data-title="Three-Book-Sebald-Set-The-Emigrants-The-Rings-of-Saturn-and-Vertigo" class="" >Three Book Sebald Set: The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, and Vertigo</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> <span class="copies note">11 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30256810" data-workid="30256810" data-title="Shadows-of-Reality-A-Catalogue-of-W-G-Sebald-rsquo-s-Photographic-Materials" class="" >Shadows of Reality: A Catalogue of W.G. Sebald’s Photographic Materials</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">8 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15043915" data-workid="15043915" data-title="Moments-musicaux" class="" >Moments musicaux</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">7 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28962659" data-workid="28962659" data-title="Tessiture-di-sogno" class="" >Tessiture di sogno</a> <span class="date">(2022)</span> <span class="copies note">7 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24489276" data-workid="24489276" data-title="Opis-nieszcz%C4%99%C5%9Bcia-Eseje-o-literaturze" class="" >Opis nieszczęścia. Eseje o literaturze</a> <span class="date">(2020)</span> <span class="copies note">5 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25844889" data-workid="25844889" data-title="Hava-Savasi-ve-Edebiyat" class="" >Hava Savasi ve Edebiyat</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> <span class="copies note">4 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8438304" data-workid="8438304" data-title="Zerstreute-Reminiszenzen-Gedanken-zur-Er%C3%B6ffnung-eines-Stuttgarter-Hauses" class="" >Zerstreute Reminiszenzen. Gedanken zur Eröffnung eines Stuttgarter Hauses</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">3 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/9480522" data-workid="9480522" data-title="%2AANY" class="" >*ANY</a> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/8530503" data-workid="8530503" data-title="%D7%98%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A2-%D7%A6%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%99" class="" >טבעות שבתאי : מסע צליינות אנגלי</a> <span class="date">(2009)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/16824154" data-workid="16824154" data-title="The-Radical-Stage-Theater-in-Germany-in-the-1970s-and-1980s" class="" >The Radical Stage: Theater in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s</a> <span class="date">(1992)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/31535208" data-workid="31535208" data-title="Du-661-Vladimir-Nabokov-Das-Leben-erfinden" class="" >Du 661: Vladimir Nabokov. Das Leben erfinden</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32505524" data-workid="32505524" data-title="Silent-Catastrophes-Essays-in-Austrian-Literature" class="" >Silent Catastrophes: Essays in Austrian Literature</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32816443" data-workid="32816443" data-title="Die-Ausgewanderten-2-CDs" class="" >Die Ausgewanderten. 2 CDs.</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/sebaldwg/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_b6f1" data-caret-id="tdc_u_b6f1" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_f398" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_b6f1" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_f398" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_928d9be4" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/654085" data-workid="654085" data-title="The-Tanners" class="" >The Tanners</a> <span class="date">(1985)</span> — Introduction, some editions — <span class="copies note">488 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 14 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1057772" data-workid="1057772" data-title="Granta-68-Love-Stories" class="" >Granta 68: Love Stories</a> <span class="date">(1999)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">154 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/13628419" data-workid="13628419" data-title="Air-Raid" class="" >Air Raid</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> — Afterword — <span class="copies note">47 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/4005805" data-workid="4005805" data-title="Ralph-Doughbys-Esq-Brautfahrt" class="" >Ralph Doughby's Esq. 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G.</a></dd><dt>Birthdate</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=8&exact=1&type=2&q=1944-05-18" data-fieldtype="8" class="" >1944-05-18</a></dd><dt>Date of death</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=12&exact=1&type=2&q=2001-12-14" data-fieldtype="12" class="" >2001-12-14</a></dd><dt>Gender</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=5&exact=1&type=2&q=male" data-fieldtype="5" class="" >male</a></dd><dt>Nationality</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=18&exact=1&type=2&q=Germany" data-fieldtype="18" class="" >Germany</a></dd><dt>Birthplace</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/place/Wertach im Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany" data-fieldtype="44" class="" >Wertach im Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany</a></dd><dt>Place of death</dt><dd><a target="_top" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?f=45&exact=1&type=2&q=Norwich, England" data-fieldtype="45" class="" >Norwich, England</a></dd><dt>Cause of death</dt><dd><a target="_top" 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>Austerlitz</a> by <a href="/author/sebaldwg">W.G. Sebald</a></div></div><div class="" >Review to follow</div class="" ></div><div id="rfd_274399678" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_274399678"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_274399678" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_274399678" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_274399678" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_274399678"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/DemFen" target="_top">DemFen</a> | <a href="/work/5110/reviews" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" class="" >105 other reviews</a> | Oct 31, 2024 | <a href="/review/274399678"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_273473219" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz-Modern-Library-Paperback" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0140297995.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0140297995.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0140297995.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz-Modern-Library-Paperback" class="" >Austerlitz (Modern Library (Paperback))</a> by <a href="/author/sebaldwg">W.G. Sebald</a></div></div><div class="" >3.5 rounded up. This is good, but I feel like for how dry it is it might as well have been straight biography. If you're going to take the liberty of making people up in real events, make them a bit more lively, or interesting at least? This is still delivering an important snippet of history, and there were several lines of genius writing, so I'm not surprised it's well loved.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_59c58900" title="3.5 Stars" aria-title="3.5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="7" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="0" class="ratehalf selected" >½</i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_273473219" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_273473219"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_273473219" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_273473219" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_273473219" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_273473219"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/KallieGrace" target="_top">KallieGrace</a> | <a href="/work/5110/reviews" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz-Modern-Library-Paperback" class="" >105 other reviews</a> | Oct 15, 2024 | <a href="/review/273473219"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_271989983" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz-Modern-Library-Paperback" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0140297995.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0140297995.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0140297995.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz-Modern-Library-Paperback" class="" >Austerlitz (Modern Library (Paperback))</a> by <a href="/author/sebaldwg">W. 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Sebald</a></div></div><div class="" >Like ashes the low cliffs crumble and the banks drop down into dust</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_75826b59" title="5 Stars" aria-title="5 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="10" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="9" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_268158414" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_268158414"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_268158414" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_268158414" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_268158414" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_268158414"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/kaeriot" target="_top">kaeriot</a> | <a href="/work/28135/reviews" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" class="" >80 other reviews</a> | Sep 5, 2024 | <a href="/review/268158414"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="See More Reviews " value="See More Reviews " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/sebaldwg/reviews" ><span class="btntxt">See More Reviews <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_lists" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_3fc4" data-caret-id="tdc_u_3fc4" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_ed14" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("lists", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="lists" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_3fc4" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Lists</h2><span id="tdh_u_ed14" ><a name="lists"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.toggleListDisplay('sebaldwg', 0)" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">List</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.toggleListDisplay('sebaldwg', 1)" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Stacks</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div id="u_193ce6b9" class="lt_itemlist css_columns"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45680/all/NYT-100-best-books-of-21st-C">NYT 100 best books of 21st C</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10623/all/Overdue-Podcast">Overdue Podcast</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/21296/all/Books-Read-in-2020">Books Read in 2020</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10377/all/Books-I-want-to-read">Books I want to read</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/21213/all/The-Guardians-100-best-books-of-the-21st-century">The Guardian's 100 best books of the 21st century</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10067/all/Books-Read-in-2015">Books Read in 2015</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/1002/all/Top-Five-Books-of-2013">Top Five Books of 2013</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/43431/all/Books-set-in-Prague">Books set in Prague</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45929/all/Canon-de-la-narrativa-universal-del-s-XX-cicutadry">Canon de la narrativa universal del s. 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class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/11182/all/Books-Read-in-2017">Books Read in 2017</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/42933/all/As-favorite-novels">A's favorite novels</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/882/all/German-Literature">German Literature</a> <span class="note">(8)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/888/all/20th-Century-Literature">20th Century Literature</a> <span class="note">(3)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/44572/all/Mustichs-1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die-A-Life-Changing-List">Mustich's 1000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life Changing List</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/508/all/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die">1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a> <span class="note">(3)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a 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href="/list/141/all/Best-Contemporary-Literary-Fiction-Around-the-Last-30-Years">Best Contemporary Literary Fiction (Around the Last 30 Years)</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/823/all/Best-of-World-Literature">Best of World Literature</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10303/all/Elegant-Prose">Elegant Prose</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10298/all/Experimental-Literature">Experimental Literature</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/45904/all/Die-besten-Werke-der-deutschsprachigen-Erz%C3%A4hlliteratur-von-1924-bis-2024">Die besten Werke der deutschsprachigen Erzählliteratur von 1924 bis 2024</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/43603/all/EU-Fiction-1950-2022">EU Fiction: 1950-2022</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/9926/all/Best-Literary-Walks">Best Literary Walks</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/43093/all/Blackwells-Five-Foot-Bookshelf">Blackwell's Five Foot Bookshelf</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/433/all/Holocaust">Holocaust</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/1025/all/Books-Read-in-2014">Books Read in 2014</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/10562/all/thinking-of-reading-in-2016">thinking of reading in 2016</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/9541/all/Read-These-Too">Read These Too</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/1084/all/Tonikat-reading-completed-on-Librarything-journals">Tonikat reading completed on Librarything journals</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/161/all/Boarding-House-and-Hotel-Fiction">Boarding House and Hotel Fiction</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/765/all/2000s-the-decade-not-the-century">2000s (the decade, not the century)</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/list/840/all/Books-Set-in-Germany">Books Set in Germany</a> <span class="note">(1)</span></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_awards" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_deb9" data-caret-id="tdc_u_deb9" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_24f7" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("awards", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="awards" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_deb9" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Awards</h2><span id="tdh_u_24f7" ><a name="awards"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('sebaldwg', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Award</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.groupAwards('sebaldwg', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">By Work</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="card_list" rows="2"><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218100"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/0d/6f/0d6f3bb4fcc23c2636c72796d67424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/3/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read" class="" >The Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a54f4b92" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/3.0.46/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read-War-and-Travel">War and Travel</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" target="_top" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a> (<a href="/award/3.0.46/The-Guardian-1000-Novels-Everyone-Must-Read-War-and-Travel">War and Travel</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218108"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f8/20/f8201870088a47b6376544a7277424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/11/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1000 Books to Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f8e5f8b9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/49557" data-workid="49557" data-title="The-Emigrants" target="_top" class="" >The Emigrants</a> (<a href="/award/11.0.0.2018/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die-2018">2018</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218774"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/56/6e/566ea4338d99b4763742b306d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/945/International-Dublin-Literary-Award" class="" >International Dublin Literary Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_be3166aa" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" target="_top" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.2000/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-2000">Longlist – 2000</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/49557" data-workid="49557" data-title="The-Emigrants" target="_top" class="" >The Emigrants</a> (<a href="/award/945.3.0.1998/International-Dublin-Literary-Award-Longlist-1998">Longlist – 1998</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218105"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e7/12/e7128f14600bf766373614d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/8/501-Must-Read-Books-Emma-Beare-2006" class="" >501 Must-Read Books (Emma Beare, 2006)</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_c52f548f" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/8.0.248/501-Must-Read-Books-Emma-Beare-2006-Modern-Fiction">Modern Fiction</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218139"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/26/11/26111114d30683363736b316d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/41/Audie-Award" class="" >Audie Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_471bf225" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/41.5.5.2003/Audie-Award-Finalist-Fiction-2003">Finalist – Fiction – 2003</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218360"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d1/7a/d17a73baf06091e6376496d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/283/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize" class="" >Los Angeles Times Book Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_b838f289" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" target="_top" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a> (<a href="/award/283.1.5.1998/Los-Angeles-Times-Book-Prize-Winner-Fiction-1998">Winner – Fiction – 1998</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218422"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/cf/be/cfbe2c9a958a9d5636b41426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/371/National-Book-Critics-Circle-Award" class="" >National Book Critics Circle Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f2fccdb1" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/371.1.5.2001/National-Book-Critics-Circle-Award-Winner-Fiction-2001">Winner – Fiction – 2001</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218141"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/2e/e12e92176533531636a49426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/43/Notable-Books-List" class="" >Notable Books List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_1e174f1d" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.0.2002/Notable-Books-List-2002">2002</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218098"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/73/64/736444b9cbbb60363674f2b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_b3460cf8" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.366073/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006%25252F2008%25252F2010%25252F2012-Edition">366073</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/51965" data-workid="51965" data-title="Vertigo" target="_top" class="" >Vertigo</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.366073/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006%25252F2008%25252F2010%25252F2012-Edition">366073</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" target="_top" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.76548/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006-Edition">76548</a>)</div><div id="u_c54927a2" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 4" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/49557" data-workid="49557" data-title="The-Emigrants" target="_top" class="" >The Emigrants</a> (<a href="/award/2.0.0.76548/1001-Books-You-Must-Read-Before-You-Die-2006-Edition">76548</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10692989"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/8d/52/8d52d11cca04ee8636835463741424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/678/The-Economist-Best-Books" class="" >The Economist Best Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e46a11d7" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/678.0.0.5006/The-Economist-Best-Books-%5B2001%5D">5006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218311"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/65/cc/65cc99ab0ce431d63706c546d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/228/Salon-Book-Award" class="" >Salon Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_9f759699" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/228.0.5.2001/Salon-Book-Award-Fiction-2001">Fiction – 2001</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218111"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/b5/93/b5935b2aded468d636c472b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/14/The-Top-Ten-Writers-Pick-Their-Favorite-Books" class="" >The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_e99ca634" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/14.0.1426/The-Top-Ten-Writers-Pick-Their-Favorite-Books-8-points">8 points</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" target="_top" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a> (<a href="/award/14.0.1427/The-Top-Ten-Writers-Pick-Their-Favorite-Books-7-points">7 points</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218284"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/68/53/6853ae72d0c57466376596d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/202/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a8299f19" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/337424" data-workid="337424" data-title="Campo-Santo" target="_top" class="" >Campo Santo</a> (<a href="/award/202.0.8.2005/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2005">Nonfiction – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10240650"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ec/58/ec58c601b63ccd7637276717077424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/361/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List" class="" >UC Berkeley Summer Reading List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_6a8ddbd2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/361.0.0.2019/UC-Berkeley-Summer-Reading-List-2019">2019</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218192"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/c3/c5/c3c5178677a172663736b4c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/95/The-New-York-Times-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_7cb100c7" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/95.0.0.2001/The-New-York-Times-Best-Books-of-the-Year-2001">2001</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218125"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/b3/b0/b3b09862335fdfa636a692b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/27/The-Observers-100-Greatest-Novels-of-All-Time" class="" >The Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_d344461a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218296"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/dc/b5/dcb5e890fca23816371712b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/212/Books-of-the-Decade-The-50-books-that-defined-the-decade" class="" >Books of the Decade: The 50 books that defined the decade</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_c754397a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/212.0.23072.2000/Books-of-the-Decade-The-50-books-that-defined-the-decade-2001-2000">2001 – 2000</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218101"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f7/ab/f7abe9581568e7863714f636d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/4/Harenberg-Buch-der-1000-B%C3%BCcher" class="" >Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f3323154" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10245999"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/b0/25/b025d63551b210163725a613551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1444/Wingate-Literary-Prize" class="" >Wingate Literary Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_67308cf1" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" class="" >Austerlitz</a> (<a href="/award/1444.1.5.2002/Wingate-Literary-Prize-Winner-Fiction-2002">Winner – Fiction – 2002</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/49557" data-workid="49557" data-title="The-Emigrants" target="_top" class="" >The Emigrants</a> (<a href="/award/1444.1.5.1997/Wingate-Literary-Prize-Winner-Fiction-1997">Winner – Fiction – 1997</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218600"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/07/e107bc95cecf4cb6368322b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/620/The-Most-Important-Books-of-the-Last-Twenty-Years" class="" >The Most Important Books of the Last Twenty Years</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_594887fd" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/28135" data-workid="28135" data-title="The-Rings-of-Saturn" target="_top" class="" >The Rings of Saturn</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/389/The-100-best-books-of-the-21st-century-by-The-Guardian" class="" >The 100 best books of the 21st century by The Guardian</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_7b66864a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/5110" data-workid="5110" data-title="Austerlitz" target="_top" 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