Zachte riten

Guusje Bouhuys teaches poetry, hoping to convey to her students the elusive beauty of verse, but her own life has stalled. She has never got over her brother's disappearance during a military mission in Afghanistan. Now a friend whose research concerns sleep and creative work faces accusations of copying, and she agrees to look into the evidence; at the same time a woman close to her learns she cannot be cured. Carried by memories, talks and stories, Guusje searches for footing and wonders about love, treachery, manhood and propriety.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

260 pages in the original

First published

2016 by Prometheus

Author's age

57 when first published

ISBN

9789044621891 (original)

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