The Misfortunates
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781846271595 (1846271592)
ASIN: 1846271592
Publish date: January 1st 2013
Publisher: Portobello Books
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Drama,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Roman,
Dutch Literature,
Belgium,
Belgian
Based on the protagonist’s sharing the author’s full name, and the little information about Verhulst available in English, this short, episodic novel appears to be autobiographical. Somewhat more than half of it focuses on Dimitri’s boyhood, surrounded by the raging drunks that are his father and th...
I obtained this book through Goodreads' First Reads and really enjoyed it for the most part. The style of writing drew me in, making it easy to get lost in the narrative. The characters felt real, and generally I sympathized with the protagonist and understood his point of view, although some of hi...
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