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A Guardian Angel Recalls

Translated by David Colmer, By (author) Willem Frederik Hermans





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'One of the most important European authors of the second half of the twentieth century' Cees Nooteboom

A dark, disorienting classic wartime thriller from the author of An Untouched House

On the eve of the Second World War a public attorney, devastated because his Jewish lover has fled without him, runs over a young girl. He is torn by grief at the loss of his girlfriend and guilt about the accident - which is shrouded in a mystery that he attempts to unravel while the world around him collapses.

In the meantime, he is watched over by a guardian angel, who whispers him warnings, and by a devil, who does the same...

A Guardian Angel Recalls is a thrilling and provocative war novel, from one of the greatest Dutch authors of the twentieth century.

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Normally shipped | Enquiries only
Publisher | Pushkin Press
Published date | 28 Oct 2021
Language | English
Format | Digital (delivered electronically)
Pages | 0
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-7822-7629-6
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BISAC | fiction / general


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