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The Twin
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Description
After his old worn-out father has been transferred upstairs Helmer sets about furnishing the rest of the house according to his own minimal preferences. 'A double bed and a duvet' advises Ada who lives next door with a sly look. Then Riet appears the woman once engaged to marry his twin. Could Riet and her son live with him for a while on the farm?
The Twin is an ode to the platteland the flat and bleak Dutch countryside with its ditches and its cows and its endless grey skies.
Ostensibly a novel about the countryside as seen through the eyes of a farmer The Twin is in the end about the possibility or impossibility of taking life into one's own hands. It chronicles a way of life which has resisted modernity is culturally apart and yet riven with a kind of romantic longing.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
290
Release Date:
2009-05-07
Publication Date:
2009-05-07
Publisher:
Vintage
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
009951687X
ISBN13:
9780099516873
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Minimum Reading Age:
0
Weight:
348 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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