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Title: The Assault by Harry Mulisch ISBN: 0-394-74420-9 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Masterwork
Comment: When my work took me to Holland for a few months, I asked people there what Dutch novels they would recommend. They all said "The Assault". It would certainly be an exageration to say that Holland has no literature, but not much of an exageration. It is renowned for its great painters and architects, not its writers. But in "The Assault" at least, they have produced an indisputable masterpiece. If you read just one Dutch novel, this has to be it.
An exquisitely poignant evocation of life in German-occupied Holland in World War II, it invites the reader to make moral judgements and then systematically undermines those judgements. It is a restrained, undemonstrative, beautifully written work that unfolds gradually and in a most unexpected way. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sad but moving
Comment: One of the best books ever written. The writing is wonderful but the story itself is the soul. Through tragic circumstances I found hope and understanding It is moving without being preachy. Though sad it touched me deeply.
Rating: 5
Summary: Masterful Dutch Literature...
Comment: In Dutch highschools, this is one of those works which is read by everyone. Especially in the Netherlands this book has been analyzed to death, and I certainly won't add anything significant to the debate. The truth is that this is an incredible peace of art. Harry Mulisch is well known for his ability to write a great novel, but this is by far his best one. The story of the man who slowly discovers the truth about the events that killed his family is deeply touching, as well as telling. This book is not only about a man finding out a lost truth, it is about a country devastated through war, finding its way back on track. This story will tell you more about the spirit that lived within the Netherlands and the events that followed than some history books. I would greatly recommend this book to anyone who has a love for good literature as well as a wish to find out more about the Netherlands as a country during and after the war.
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Title: The Discovery of Heaven by Harry Mulisch, Paul Vincent ISBN: 0140239375 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Siegfried by Harry Mulisch, Paul Vincent ISBN: 0670032530 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 23 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Procedure by Harry Mulisch, Paul Vincent ISBN: 0142001279 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Rituals (Harvest Book) by Cees Nooteboom, Adrienne Dixon ISBN: 0156003945 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Last Call by Harry Mulisch, Adrienne Dixon, Paul Vincent ISBN: 0140156011 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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