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The Ditch
Taschenbuch von Herman Koch
Sprache: Englisch

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'Herman Koch has made a career from saying the apparently unsayable.' Financial Times

When Robert Walter, the popular Mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back with laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New Year's reception, he immediately suspects she is cheating on him. Though happily married, he has always wondered why Sylvia, born and raised in a distant country, chose him.

Soon afterwards, a journalist unearths an old photograph of a police officer being beaten up by three Vietnam War protestors, one of whom she claims is Robert. Just as unespectedly, Robert's ninety-four-year-old father announces that he and his wife would rather end their lives than burden their son with their deteriorating health. Once stable and successful, Robert becomes entangled in his fears and suspicions, consumed by jealousy and paranoia. Nothing is what it seems, or is Robert finally beginning to see the world - and his life - as they are, for the first time?

Written with Herman Koch's trademark originality, playfulness, and edge, The Ditch is a wildly clever - and guttingly familiar - story of a man whose sadistic skill for undermining himself and his marriage comes to cost him nearly everything.

'Herman Koch has made a career from saying the apparently unsayable.' Financial Times

When Robert Walter, the popular Mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back with laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New Year's reception, he immediately suspects she is cheating on him. Though happily married, he has always wondered why Sylvia, born and raised in a distant country, chose him.

Soon afterwards, a journalist unearths an old photograph of a police officer being beaten up by three Vietnam War protestors, one of whom she claims is Robert. Just as unespectedly, Robert's ninety-four-year-old father announces that he and his wife would rather end their lives than burden their son with their deteriorating health. Once stable and successful, Robert becomes entangled in his fears and suspicions, consumed by jealousy and paranoia. Nothing is what it seems, or is Robert finally beginning to see the world - and his life - as they are, for the first time?

Written with Herman Koch's trademark originality, playfulness, and edge, The Ditch is a wildly clever - and guttingly familiar - story of a man whose sadistic skill for undermining himself and his marriage comes to cost him nearly everything.

Über den Autor
Herman Koch was born in 1953. He is the author of a number of novels, including The Dinner and Summer House with Swimming Pool,andshort stories, has acted for radio, television, and film, and was a co-creator of the long-running Dutch TV comedy series Jiskefet (1990-2005). The Dinner has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Chloë Sevigny starred in the film adaptation.
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Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 310 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509883462
ISBN-10: 1509883460
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 77058
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Koch, Herman
Übersetzung: Garrett, Sam
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Maße: 198 x 132 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Herman Koch
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2020
Gewicht: 0,235 kg
Artikel-ID: 117362036
Über den Autor
Herman Koch was born in 1953. He is the author of a number of novels, including The Dinner and Summer House with Swimming Pool,andshort stories, has acted for radio, television, and film, and was a co-creator of the long-running Dutch TV comedy series Jiskefet (1990-2005). The Dinner has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide and spent a year on the New York Times bestseller list. Richard Gere, Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, and Chloë Sevigny starred in the film adaptation.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 310 S.
ISBN-13: 9781509883462
ISBN-10: 1509883460
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 77058
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Koch, Herman
Übersetzung: Garrett, Sam
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Maße: 198 x 132 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Herman Koch
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2020
Gewicht: 0,235 kg
Artikel-ID: 117362036
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