Hachette India

Assault

A timeless classic from the author of The Discovery of Heaven

'Acknowledged as Holland's finest novelist' Guardian

'Mulisch is a rarity ... an instinctively psychological novelist' John Updike

With an introduction by Thomas Harding, author of Hanns and Rudolf

In the bitter final months of the Second World War, the body of a Dutch Nazi collaborator is found on the doorstep of an ordinary family home. The repercussions are complex and terrible: the family is killed and the house burned to the ground; only the twelve-year-old son, Anton, survives. Following Anton as he reckons with this trauma through his life, The Assault is a powerful excavation of resistance and the collateral damage wrought on innocent people in times of war.

A runaway bestseller that sold 200,000 copies on first publication, this is a classic of Dutch literature from one of the greatest European writers of his time.

Classification : Others
Pub Date : MAR 13, 2025
Imprint : Serpent'S Tail
Page Extent : 208
Binding : PB
ISBN : 9781805221678
Price : INR 399

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