The twin / Gerbrand Bakker ; translated from the Dutch by David Colmer.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publication details: London : Vintage, 2009.Description: 283 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780099516873 (pbk.) :
- 9780099516873 (Paper)
- Boven is het stil. English
- 823.914 BAK
- PT5882.12.A55
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Novels/Biographies | 823.914 BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00213082 |
This translation originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2008.
When his twin brother dies in a car accident, Helmer is obliged to return to the small family farm. He resigns himself to taking over his brother's role and spending the rest of his days with his head under a cow. Then Riet appears, the woman once engaged to marry his twin. Could Riet and her son live with him for a while?