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Marcel

Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family past in an unusually sensitive and evocative manner.

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  • "Een kleine jongen ontdekt in het gezin van zijn grootouders en in de context van een bekrompen Vlaams dorps zijn wereld."
  • "Een Vlaamse jongen groeit op bij zijn grootouders en ontdekt gaandeweg dat een van zijn ooms in de oorlog als SS'er collaboreerde met de Duitsers."
  • "A ten-year old boy lives alone with his grandmother in a Flemish village. Among the photographs his grandmother cherishes is a portrait of Marcel, who died young, far away. How did he die? The little boy is determined to find out. When he finds letters from Marcel in the attic, he decides to take them to school. He points excitedly to the letterhead - an eagle holding something in its claws. As his fellow pupils fall silent, the teacher explains that the symbol is a swastika. Undeterred, the boy decides that he must discover what became of Marcel. Marcel is an exploration of hidden pasts, of pride and shame - of the burden of guilt borne by so many in post-war Europe."
  • "Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family past in an unusually sensitive and evocative manner."@en

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  • "Dutch fiction"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Verhalend proza"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Nizozemské romány"
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  • "Marcel : Roman aus dem Niederländischen von Waltraud Hüsmert"
  • "Marcel"@en
  • "Marcel"
  • "Marcel : Roman"
  • "Marcel roman"
  • "Marcel : roman"

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