An Untouched House by Willem Frederik Hermans

An Untouched House by Willem Frederik Hermans

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A brooding meditation on violence by a classic post-war Dutch writer who has drawn comparisons to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut.

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An Untouched House by Willem Frederik Hermans

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.
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.
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ISBN 13 9781782274445
ISBN 10 1782274448
Title An Untouched House
Author Willem Frederik Hermans
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pushkin Press
Year published 2018-07-05
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.