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by W.G. Sebald

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Can memory of events past ever be reconstituted?That's one of the principal questions raised by Austerlitz's search of his history. All he manages to get are thousands of fragments which shatter our sense of identity.
Renate most people can remember events after age 3. before the age of speech, there is no verbal memory. Trauma causes dissociation or blockage of memory whi鈥辞谤别most people can remember events after age 3. before the age of speech, there is no verbal memory. Trauma causes dissociation or blockage of memory which is what happened to Austerlitz. if the trauma is dealt with, the memory can return.(less)
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Do you think the vocabulary, etc. in the original, german edition would be ok for a relative fluent speaker or ratter kind of difficult? xx
Jaap I guess I just got to the 9-page sentence... and am still waiting for it to end with "mit" :)

It's not the easiest thing to read, but as Tom said, not 鈥辞谤别I guess I just got to the 9-page sentence... and am still waiting for it to end with "mit" :)

It's not the easiest thing to read, but as Tom said, not impossible. It does take a bit of intellectual effort in that it uses fragments of other languages too, but they are clear enough from the context.(less)
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Is there any objectionable content in this book? (I'm especially concerned about sexual content)
Veronica No, the book is notably devoid of any sexual content, and most romantic content too! Wild.
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