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