Marcel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Marcel by Erwin Mortier, Steerforth Press
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Author: Erwin Mortier ISBN: 9781782270867
Publisher: Steerforth Press Publication: May 5, 2015
Imprint: Pushkin Press Language: English
Author: Erwin Mortier
ISBN: 9781782270867
Publisher: Steerforth Press
Publication: May 5, 2015
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Language: English

Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel’s ‘black’ past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family past in an unusually sensitive and evocative manner.

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Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel’s ‘black’ past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family past in an unusually sensitive and evocative manner.

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