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An Untouched House — Willem Frederik Hermans
“Profoundly unsettling . . . haunt[s] the mind for long afterwards.” -- The Sunday Times
“The kind of book that stays with you forever.” -- The Guardian
“Hugely entertaining." -- The Scotsman
A Sunday Times Book of the Year: A brooding meditation on violence set during World War II -- from a classic Dutch writer who has drawn comparisons to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut
In this mesmerizing, dark meditation on the legacy of war, an interloper and opportunist makes a grand house of his own in the chaos of a war-torn countryside -- only to find himself involved with occupying forces and enraged locals.
“The kind of book that stays with you forever.” -- The Guardian
“Hugely entertaining." -- The Scotsman
A Sunday Times Book of the Year: A brooding meditation on violence set during World War II -- from a classic Dutch writer who has drawn comparisons to Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut
In this mesmerizing, dark meditation on the legacy of war, an interloper and opportunist makes a grand house of his own in the chaos of a war-torn countryside -- only to find himself involved with occupying forces and enraged locals.
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