“Profoundly unsettling . . . haunt[s] the mind for long afterwards.” —
The Sunday Times
“The kind of book that stays with you forever.” —
The Guardian
“Hugely entertaining." —
The Scotsman
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Sunday Times
Book of the Year: A brooding meditation on violence set during World War II—from a classic Dutch writer who has drawn comparisons to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut
In this mesmerizing, dark meditation on the legacy of war, an interloper and opportunist makes a grand house of his own in the chaos of a war-torn countryside—only to find himself involved with occupying forces and enraged locals.