Lee Langley

Ghosts of the past: The Field, by Robert Seethaler, reviewed

In a neglected corner of an old German cemetery a man listens to the intertwined stories of the people buried there

Alamy 
issue 17 April 2021
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  • The Field

    Robert Seethaler, translated by Charlotte Collins

    Picador, pp. 234, £14

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