Amit Chaudhuri’s Sojourn is an odd little book. A curio. It’s like a series of Polaroid photographs strung together to make an album – though obviously made up of words.
Those snapshot images represent a journey through Berlin; less so a physical journey than a metaphysical one. The protagonist learns and forgets things along the way – about the city and about himself too. It is a strangely hypnotic concoction, enhanced by the style in which it is written. Indeed, it would be entirely possible to sit down and read the whole thing in little more than an hour.
I confess I’m intrigued by Chaudhuri’s style and message. I may have to read more…
Ian Gouge - Writer 