2014, ISBN: 9781782270867

The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history.Written from the point of … Mehr…

The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history.Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front, fighting with the SS for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family tale in wonderfully sensitive and evocative manner. 'Mortier writes beautiful metaphorical prose...Marcel is a literary debut of great originality.' Times Literary Supplement 'Aspiring novelists will be hard pressed to achieve this quality.' Time Out 'A dream debut, staggering in its technical control, brimming with atmosphere, moving and witty, too, and with all that, a style completely his own' NRC Handlesblad Meer boeken van Erwin Mortier. The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history.Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front, fighting with the SS for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family tale in wonderfully sensitive and evocative manner. 'Mortier writes beautiful metaphorical prose...Marcel is a literary debut of great originality.' Times Literary Supplement 'Aspiring novelists will be hard pressed to achieve this quality.' Time Out 'A dream debut, staggering in its technical control, brimming with atmosphere, moving and witty, too, and with all that, a style completely his own' NRC HandlesbladMeer boeken van Erwin Mortier. Inhoud: Taal: Engels; Bindwijze: E-book; Druk: 1; Verschijningsdatum: juli 2014; Afmetingen: 19,8 x 12,9 x 1 cm; Aantal pagina's: 138 pagina's; Ebook formaat: Adobe ePub; Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen: Auteur: Erwin Mortier; Uitgever: Pushkin Press; Vertaling: Vertaald door: Ina Rilke; Lees mogelijkheden: Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet) | Overige e-reader; EAN: Overige kenmerken: Extra groot lettertype: Nee; Gewicht: 119 g; Verpakking hoogte: 10 mm; Engels | Druk: 1 | E-book | 9781782270867 | 138 pagina's, Literatuur & Romans, Literaire romans, Pushkin Press<

2014, ISBN: 9781782270867

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of his… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history.Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front, fighting with the SS for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family tale in wonderfully sensitive and evocative manner. 'Mortier writes beautiful metaphorical prose...Marcel is a literary debut of great originality.' Times Literary Supplement 'Aspiring novelists will be hard pressed to achieve this quality.' Time Out 'A dream debut, staggering in its technical control, brimming with atmosphere, moving and witty, too, and with all that, a style completely his own' NRC Handlesblad, [PU: Pushkin Press], Seiten: 128, Pushkin Press, 2014<

ISBN: 9781782270867

The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history.Written from the point of … Mehr…

The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history.Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village.The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy.With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past.The story of his death on the Eastern Front, fighting with the SS for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear.Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family tale in wonderfully sensitive and evocative manner. 'Mortier writes beautiful metaphorical prose...Marcel is a literary debut of great originality.' Times Literary Supplement 'Aspiring novelists will be hard pressed to achieve this quality.' Time Out 'A dream debut, staggering in its technical control, brimming with atmosphere, moving and witty, too, and with all that, a style completely his own' NRC Handlesblad; EPUB; Fiction > Modern & contemporary fiction, Pushkin Press<

ISBN: 9781782270867

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2014, ISBN: 9781782270867

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