Bitter Herbs
Based on a true story of a Jewish girl in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands
(Sprache: Englisch)
'The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate...'
The Netherlands, World War II
When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the girl and her family. Step by step, the Nazis close in on the...
The Netherlands, World War II
When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the girl and her family. Step by step, the Nazis close in on the...
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'The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate...'The Netherlands, World War II
When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the girl and her family. Step by step, the Nazis close in on the Dutch Jews. But when the authorities finally come to the family home a split decision will have devastating consequences.
Marga Minco's autobiographical novel Bitter Herbs is a Dutch classic that has been translated into more than fifteen languages. This deceptively simple and profoundly moving tale is now reissued with a new translation by Jeannette K Ringold.
Autoren-Porträt von Marga Minco
Marga Minco (1920-2023) debuted with Bitter Herbs (1957), which was followed by other famous works such as The Fall (1983) and An Empty House (1967). She won the Vijverberg prize (1957), the Annie Romein Prize (1999), the Constantijn Huygen Prize (2005) and the P.C. Hooft Prize (2019) for her entire oeuvre.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Marga Minco
- 2020, 160 Seiten, Maße: 12,4 x 19,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Ebury Press
- ISBN-10: 1529106494
- ISBN-13: 9781529106497
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.09.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
The family's incorrigible optimism enhances the nightmarish effect of this impressive little book. Moving and memorable. The Times Literary Supplement
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