Lit in Translation

Arthur Japin

Born 1956 · Netherlands

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Libris 2004 · Winner

    In Lucia's Eyes

    Een schitterend gebrek

    Arthur Japin · 47 when first published

    Novel · 247 pages · Historical, Love

    AI-generated summary:Disfigured by smallpox and veiled, Lucia, Casanova's first love, meets him again years later in an Amsterdam brothel; he does not recognise her and sets about seducing her, and she looks back on her life.