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Jaap Robben’s The Last Names of Łukasz portrayed Łukasz, a migrant who quietly disappeared after an accident. The book approached him through the people around him rather than offering a complete picture of him.
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Jaap Robben’s new novel was described as using its narrative perspective to draw readers into the minds of other people and create an immediate sense of empathy with migrant workers. It was also said to confront readers, including an all-knowing narrator, with their own assumptions.
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Writer Jaap Robben said that language used to describe migrant workers is cold.