People on the run. Marseille in the summer of 1940: On the edge of Europe, those persecuted and threatened by the Nazis gather. They rush for visas, certificates, and stamps to escape overseas to safety. In the chaos of the city, in cafés, and on the journey from one authority to another, their paths cross - and for a brief moment, foreign lives are intertwined through hopes, dreams, and passions. "A timely novel." Hanjo Kesting, NDR. "'Transit' is one of those books that intervene in my life, that continue to write my life, so that I have to pick it up every few years to see what has happened to me and to them in the meantime." Christa Wolf.