atone for (guilt or sin)
Austerlitz
by
W.G. Sebald
Sebald, W. (2002). Austerlitz. Penguin Books Ltd.
p.407
expiate »
p.311
puce »
(noun) a dark red
p.311
pallid »
(adjective) deficient in color; wan / (adjective)…
p.284
roué »
(noun) a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasur…
p.248
miasma »
a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor
p.414
[...] it was truly terrifying to see such emptine…
p.135
[...] But on bright summer days, in particular, s…
p.30
[...] the darkness does not lift but becomes yet …