The Interpreter from Java
'What a great novel, its language and storytelling so light but also raw and lyrical. A tremendous writer. Read this book' ADRIAAN VAN DIS. Alan Noland discovers his father's memoirs and learns the truth about the violent man he despised. In this unsparing family history, Alan distils his father's life in the Dutch East Indies into one furious utterance. He reads about his work as an interpreter during the war with Japan, his life as an assassin, and his decision to murder Indonesians in the service of the Dutch without any conscience. How he fled to the Netherlands to escape being executed as a traitor and met Alan's mother soon after. As he…
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Weitere Autoren: Doherty, David (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78854-431-3
- EAN: 9781788544313
- Produktnummer: 33442393
- Verlag: Head of Zeus
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 542 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'627 KB
Über den Autor
Alfred Birney was born in 1951. For The Interpreter from Java he was awarded the Libris Literature Prize, the Netherlands' premier literary award, and the Henriëtte Roland Holst Prize. He lives in the Netherlands but speaks English fluently and will be coming to the UK for publication.
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