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The Twin
Boven is het stil
Gerbrand Bakker (born 1962)
Translated by David Colmer
English editions
In EnglishThe Twin
Archipelago Books · United States · 2010 · Paperback · 343 pages
The Twin
Harvill Secker · United Kingdom · 2008 · Hardcover
The Twin
Scribe · Australia · 2008 · 283 pages
The Twin
Archipelago Books · United States · April 2009 · Hardcover · 343 pages
The Twin
Vintage · United Kingdom · 7 May 2009 · Paperback · 288 pages
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Helmer van Wonderen, a reserved farmer of about fifty, keeps cows on the low land between Purmerend and Monnickendam. His life stands still: Henk, the twin he adored, died when his car went into the water; Helmer had to abandon his university studies; his mother, the person closest to him, is dead; and Jaap, the hired man who comforted him after Henk's death, was sent away by his father long ago. That father, now ancient and dying, is installed upstairs, looked after correctly but met with silence, while Helmer quietly longs for something else.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 264 pages in the original
- Genres
- Family (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Netherlands
- First published
- 2006 by Cossee
- Author's age
- 44 when first published
- ISBN
9789059361065 (original)
9781921372254 (Scribe, Australia)
9780980033021 (Archipelago Books, United States)
9780099516873 (Vintage, United Kingdom)
9781935744047 (Archipelago Books, United States)
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