An Untouched House: ‘A great writer' JONATHAN FRANZEN: W.F. Hermans

An Untouched House: ‘A great writer' JONATHAN FRANZEN: W.F. Hermans

by David Colmer (Translator), WillemFrederikHermans (Author), David Colmer (Translator), Willem Frederik Hermans (Author)

Synopsis

A partisan fighting with the Red Army in Germany comes across a grand, abandoned house, seemingly untouched by the devastation sweeping the country. Exhausted, he falls asleep in the living room, but wakes to find a German patrol marching up the garden path. His only hope is to pose as the house's owner, but how will he keep up the pretence when the real owner returns? Dazzling, dark and scorchingly violent, with the breakneck pace of a thriller, this timeless classic is a vivid depiction of what happens when the mask of decency is cast aside in the savagery of war.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: 1
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 05 Jul 2018

ISBN 10: 1782274448
ISBN 13: 9781782274445

Author Bio
Willem Frederik Hermans (1921-1995) was one of the most prolific and versatile Dutch authors of the twentieth century. In 1977 he received the Dutch Literature Prize - the most prestigious literary prize in the Netherlands. He is considered one of the three most important authors in the Netherlands in the postwar period, along with Harry Mulisch and Gerard Reve.