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The Assault

By Harry Mulisch

The Assault Contemporary literature

The Assault

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'Fuelled with energy, drama and emotional weight, combined with a light touch and a fast-moving story. Grab it while you can' TIMES, Best Rediscovered Books 'Acknowledged as Holland's finest novelist' GUARDIAN 'Mulisch is a rarity ... an instinctively psychological novelist' JOHN UPDIKE In the bitter final months of the Second World War, the body of a Dutch Nazi collaborator is found on the doorstep of an ordinary family home. The repercussions are complex and terrible: the family is killed and the house burned to the ground; only the twelve-year-old son, Anton, survives. Following Anton as he reckons with this trauma through his life, The Assault is a powerful excavation of resistance and the collateral damage wrought on innocent people in times of war. A runaway bestseller that sold 200,000 copies on first publication, this is a classic of Dutch literature from one of the greatest European writers of his time. With an introduction by Thomas Harding, author of Hanns and Rudolf
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
185
Release Date:
2025-03-13
Publication Date:
2025-03-13
Publisher:
Profile Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1805221671
ISBN13:
9781805221678
Weight:
168 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
196 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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