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Andersen

Charles Lewinsky (born 1946)

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I am Andersen. The man who claims to be Andersen wakes up in his mother's womb as a foetus, with the full knowledge and experience of a past life. Jonas is a strange baby: he rarely cries, practises his motor skills obsessively, and his parents sometimes believe they see the knowing look of an old man in his face. They have no idea how right they are. Even as a toddler, Jonas does everything he can to plan his escape without being found out. Through a person who gets a second chance, the novel explores the nature of evil.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

396 pages in the original

Genres

Speculative, Historical (assigned by AI)

First published

2016 by Nagel & Kimche

Author's age

70 when first published

ISBN

9783312006892 (original)