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The Ascent

- A house can have many secrets
Af: Stefan Hertmans Engelsk Paperback

The Ascent

- A house can have many secrets
Af: Stefan Hertmans Engelsk Paperback
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The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans, author of the modern classic War and Turpentine.

''Magnificent'' Philippe Sands
''Powerful and humane'' Observer
''An utterly masterly book'' Jonathan Coe

In 1979, Stefan Hertmans fell in love with a dilapidated old house in Ghent, Belgium, which he restored to become his peaceful sanctuary. Now, all these years later, he learns that a bust of Hitler once sat on the mantelpiece, and a war criminal and his family relaxed in its rooms.

This shocking discovery sends Hertmans off to the archives, to uncover the secrets of the house and to reimagine this man''s life and expose the atrocities he''s responsible for. We see Willem Verhulst as a weak, narcissistic man who climbed high in the ranks of the SS; a fascinating case study for the cruel and perverse mentality of the Nazis.

The Ascent portrays the deep tragedy of Flemish collaboration during the Second World War, as Hertmans masterfully brings history and the house to life, imagining individual lives to tell the greater European story.

Translated from the Dutch by David McKay

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The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans, author of the modern classic War and Turpentine.

''Magnificent'' Philippe Sands
''Powerful and humane'' Observer
''An utterly masterly book'' Jonathan Coe

In 1979, Stefan Hertmans fell in love with a dilapidated old house in Ghent, Belgium, which he restored to become his peaceful sanctuary. Now, all these years later, he learns that a bust of Hitler once sat on the mantelpiece, and a war criminal and his family relaxed in its rooms.

This shocking discovery sends Hertmans off to the archives, to uncover the secrets of the house and to reimagine this man''s life and expose the atrocities he''s responsible for. We see Willem Verhulst as a weak, narcissistic man who climbed high in the ranks of the SS; a fascinating case study for the cruel and perverse mentality of the Nazis.

The Ascent portrays the deep tragedy of Flemish collaboration during the Second World War, as Hertmans masterfully brings history and the house to life, imagining individual lives to tell the greater European story.

Translated from the Dutch by David McKay

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 384
ISBN-13: 9781529920543
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 152992054X
Kategori: Gent
Udg. Dato: 7 mar 2024
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 200mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 7 mar 2024
Forfatter(e): Stefan Hertmans
Forfatter(e) Stefan Hertmans


Kategori Gent


ISBN-13 9781529920543


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 384


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 200mm


Udg. Dato 7 mar 2024


Oplagsdato 7 mar 2024


Forlag Vintage Publishing

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