Marcel by 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.
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 Handelsblad Mortier shows himself to be an uninhibited virtuoso of language, he writes sharp dialogue and is unusually witty. An exceptional debut. de Volkskrant
Erwin Mortier (1965) made his mark in 1999 with his debut novel Marcel, which was awarded several prizes in Belgium and the Netherlands, and received acclaim throughout Europe. In the following years he quickly built up a reputation as one of the leading authors of his generation. His novel While the Gods were Sleeping received the AKO Literature Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the Netherlands. His latest work, Stammered Song Book, a mother's book of hours,' a raw yet tender elegy about illness and loss, was met with unanimous praise. Mortier's evocative descriptions bring past worlds brilliantly to life.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782270188 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782270183 |
| Title | Marcel |
| Author | Erwin Mortier |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2014-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
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