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The Friendship
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Friendship
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Connie Palmen
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Translated by Ina Rilke
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:288 | Dimensions(mm): Height 208,Width 147 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781846555640
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Classifications | Dewey:839.3/1364 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
The Harvill Press
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Publication Date |
5 April 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Ara and Kit, two girls in the village school, seem to have nothing in common. Ara, the elder, is large, earthy and illiterate; Kit is lean, brainy and interested in abstractions like philosophy. After they leave school Ara cannot let Kit alone - she is drawn to her as a moth to a candle flame.
Author Biography
Connie Palmen (1955) is an author, philosopher and expert of Dutch literature and language. Her first novel De wetten (The Laws, 1991) became a bestseller and established her name as a writer. Her two subsequent novels De vriendschap (The Friendship, 1995) and I.M. (1998) followed her debut onto the bestsellers list. She went on to publish Geheel de uwe (Sincerely Yours, 2004), Lucifer (2007) and Logboek van een onbarmhartig jaar (Log Book of a Merciless Year, 2011). Palmen has also written several collections of essays, like Een kleine filosofie van de moord (A Short Philosophy of Murder, 2004) and Het geluk van de eenzaamheid (The Joy of Loneliness, 2009). She was awarded the AKO Literature Prize for De vriendschap and the Libris Literature Prize for Your Story, My Story.
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