from a country that is strictly speaking the domain of fish

In the final analysis, it is the relative slightness of this novel, rather than anything lost in translation, that may cause the uninitiated reader to wonder why Hermans has been hailed as one of the greatest postwar European writers. Beyond Sleep is an engaging yarn once it hits its stride, intermittently thought-provoking, frequently funny, well worth investigating. But there are darker, stronger Hermans works […]

The Guardian reviews a translation of Nooit meer slapen


[x]#1923 fan zaterdag 15 juli 2006 @ 09:51:19