De Asielzoeker
Submitted by Guus on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 2:54pm
De Asielzoeker is a beautiful but depressing book about a man's journey through life, and the role that his dying wife has played in it.
The book won the Dutch AKO literatuurprijs in 2004 and it's easy to see why -- it's beautifully written with characters that are well thought out and executed.
The downside was the depressing story line -- it's just so sad and depressing! The main character feels that life consists of illusions and self deception, and his way of approaching life is therefore very cold and, again, depressing.
A beautiful read, over all. This book was a present by Jessica.
Book details:
De Asielzoeker by Arnon Grunbreg. ISBN: 90 388 2706 7.
I read this book in Dutch.
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