De hoogstapelaar

Ewout is seventeen and wants one thing: to count, to be a man others must take seriously. He studies and perfects how he stands, dresses and acts with almost obsessive care, and he roams the streets with a few meek companions. He sneers at them, yet he cannot do without their admiration, since only they see him as the fearless figure he dreams of being. His arrogance is a disguise, almost a suit of armour, covering huge doubt and dread. The book is a nearly plotless stream of thought, all repetition and rhythm.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

371 pages in the original

Genres

Coming of age (assigned by AI)

First published

2019 by Koppernik

Author's age

78 when first published

ISBN

9789492313638 (original)

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