Description
| Product ID: | 9781529920543 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Ascent |
| Subtitle: | A house can have many secrets |
| Authors: | Author: Stefan Hertmans, David McKay |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, Far-right political ideologies and movements, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, Fiction in translation, Fascism & Nazism, Belgium |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans, author of the modern classic War and Turpentine. 'Magnificent' Philippe Sands'Powerful and humane' Observer'An utterly masterly book' Jonathan CoeIn 1979, Stefan Hertmans fell in love with a dilapidated old house in Ghent, Belgium, which he restored to become his peaceful sanctuary. Now, all these years later, he learns that a bust of Hitler once sat on the mantelpiece, and a war criminal and his family relaxed in its rooms. This shocking discovery sends Hertmans off to the archives, to uncover the secrets of the house and to reimagine this man's life and expose the atrocities he's responsible for. We see Willem Verhulst as a weak, narcissistic man who climbed high in the ranks of the SS; a fascinating case study for the cruel and perverse mentality of the Nazis. The Ascent portrays the deep tragedy of Flemish collaboration during the Second World War, as Hertmans masterfully brings history and the house to life, imagining individual lives to tell the greater European story. Translated from the Dutch by David McKay The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans, author of the modern classic War and Turpentine. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-03-07 |
