Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"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 A 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.