Erwin Mortier

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• De onbevlekte

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  Libris 2021 · Shortlist

  De onbevlekte

  AITitle translated by AI:“The Immaculate One”

  Erwin Mortier · 55 when first published

  Novel · 141 pages · Family, War, Historical

  AIAI-generated summary:In the Flemish countryside, the family of Marcel, who made a bitter choice in the Second World War and died on the Eastern Front, speak of his fate and of how it has marked them down the generations.

• Mijn tweede huid

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  Libris 2001 · Shortlist

  My Fellow Skin

  Mijn tweede huid

  Erwin Mortier · 35 when first published

  Novel · 200 pages · Coming of age, Love

  AIAI-generated summary:Anton, the only child of a close-knit Flemish family living by a dyke, sees his sheltered early years disturbed by a sudden death, a menacing cousin, school and a deepening bond with a boy in his class.

• Marcel

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  Libris 2000 · Shortlist

  Marcel

  Marcel

  Erwin Mortier · 34 when first published

  Novel · 119 pages · Family, War

  AIAI-generated summary:In rural Flanders a small boy in his grandparents' care slowly discovers the disgrace that has haunted his relatives since the occupation, and about Marcel, the great-uncle whose name he carries and who died fighting in Russia.