A powerful statement on the refugee crisis today and our reaction (or lack of reaction) to it.

"How will future centuries judge your generation?"

"At every moment the sea was steering towards our feet dozens of corpses that were of an age at which it should be forbidden to die, and they all had the same solemn expression on their faces, one that entered our souls and asked that we be held accountable."

I also must mention how beautifully this novel is written and translated, a joy to read.