Marga Minco
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The family’s incorrigible optimism enhances the nightmarish effect of this impressive little book. Moving and memorable.
The simplicity and complete naiveté of Marga Minco’s account sharpen the impression it makes.
Marga Minco (1920-2023) debuted with Bitter Herbs (1957), which was followed by other famous works such as The Fall (1983) and An Empty House (1967). She won the Vijverberg prize (1957), the Annie Romein Prize (1999), the Constantijn Huygen Prize (2005) and the P.C. Hooft Prize (2019) for her entire oeuvre.
Bitter Herbs
Based on a true story of a Jewish girl in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands
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Description
‘
The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate…’
The Netherlands, World War II
When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the girl and her family.
The family’s incorrigible optimism enhances the nightmarish effect of this impressive little book. Moving and memorable.
The simplicity and complete naiveté of Marga Minco’s account sharpen the impression it makes.
Marga Minco (1920-2023) debuted with Bitter Herbs (1957), which was followed by other famous works such as The Fall (1983) and An Empty House (1967). She won the Vijverberg prize (1957), the Annie Romein Prize (1999), the Constantijn Huygen Prize (2005) and the P.C. Hooft Prize (2019) for her entire oeuvre.
Specifications
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Pub date
Sept. 17, 2020
Pages
160
Theme
Historical fiction
Measurements
198 x 126 x 12 mm
Weight
140 gr
EAN
9781529106497
Binding
Paperback
Language
English