Erwin Mortier (1965) made his mark in 1999 with his debut novel Marcel, which was awarded several prizes in Belgium and the Netherlands, and received acclaim throughout Europe. In the following years he quickly built up a reputation as of one the leading authors of his generation. His novel While the Gods were Sleeping received the AKO Literature Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the Netherlands. His latest work, Stammered Song Book, a mother”s book of hours, ” a raw yet tender elegy about illness and loss, was met with unanimous praise. Mortier”s evocative descriptions bring past worlds brilliantly to life.
8 E-böcker av Erwin Mortier
Erwin Mortier: While the Gods Were Sleeping
’It sounds dreadful, ’ I said to him one day. ’But actually the war is the best thing that ever happened to me.’Helena’s mother always said she was a born poetess. It was not a compliment. Now an old …
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Erwin Mortier: Marcel
Once the family favourite, Marcel died before his time and now lies far away in an unmarked grave. But his photograph still stands in pride of place on the family cabinet, lovingly guarded by an old …
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Erwin Mortier: My Fellow Skin
As a small child, unable still to speak, Anton spends his days in carefree curiosity. As a schoolboy, he tentatively begins to find the words, but not the answers. Then he meets Willem, his gentle, w …
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Erwin Mortier: Shutterspeed
It is the height of summer. In a small, stifling village a young boy’s childhood shudders to a close. Joris’s father is dead for reasons he is only beginning to understand. His mother is in Spain, fo …
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Jeanette Winterson & Kamila Shamsie: 1914—Goodbye to All That
A wide-ranging collection of reflective essays, to mark the centenary of the conflict that changed the world. In this collection of essays, ten leading writers from different countries consider the c …
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Erwin Mortier: Stammered Songbook
’My mother, a house that is slowly collapsing, a bridge dancing to a tremor.’ It started when she could no longer remember the word for ’book’. Then her mind, her language and her identity began to s …
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Erwin Mortier: San bogova
Zvuči grozno, ali rat je zapravo najbolje što mi se ikada dogodilo. U suton svojega života Helena Dumont prisjeća se svijeta u kojemu je živjela: djetinjstva, Europe finih manira i jasnih granica, be …
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Erwin Mortier: Cuando los dioses duermen
Helena, en el crepúsculo de su vida, se ha quedado sola. Su hija, su marido y su hermana han muerto, como el mundo burgués, feliz y burbujeante que desapareció con la Gran Guerra y que fue enterrado …
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