by Sam Garrett (Translator), P. F. Thomese (Author)
Shadow Child is the heartbreaking story of a father's love for his child. After his little girl dies in infancy, P. F. Thomese finds himself in deathly silent rooms, desperately seeking the words to express his desolation. His only hope is to write truly, without sentimentality, to learn to speak again. 'If she still exists anywhere, then it's in language.' As he looks back, describing and reliving snapshots of memory, Thomese struggles to find meaning in a life that has been devastated. It is a breathtaking tribute to a deceased daughter, an expression of love, an elegy, and ultimately a declaration of hope.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 01 May 2006
ISBN 10: 0747579733
ISBN 13: 9780747579731
Book Overview: Rights sold around the world in: USA, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Rumania, Portugal, Croatia and Korea An international bestseller in Holland and Germany P. F. Thomese is a prize-winning Dutch writer longlisted for the 2007 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.