The Misfortunates
Dimitri Verhulst,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by St. Martin's Press on 10-15-2013
Dimitri Verhulst,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by St. Martin's Press on 10-15-2013
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781250035165 (1250035163)
Publish date: October 15th 2013
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Pages no: 208
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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