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Migrants stream into Europe from everywhere, pushed by the wish for a better future. Told in plain, near-documentary scenes, the novel moves between the arrivals and the locals, among them two Belgian neighbours, Brackx and Schrijvers. The residents sympathise with the strangers, conceding that in their shoes they would come too; they negotiate, share and work together. Yet there are too many people for the land to bear, food and housing run out, and society gradually slips into a permanent emergency.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

172 pages in the original

Genres

Migration, Speculative (assigned by AI)

Set in

Belgium

First published

2005 by Podium

Author's age

48 when first published

ISBN

9789057592577 (original)