![]() ![]() 'Aspiring novelists will be hard pressed to achieve this quality. Erwin Mortier’s acclaimed debut novel Marcel, first published nearly twenty years ago, tells the story of a Flemish family haunted by a dark past: the involvement of several members in the wartime collaboration with the German occupier. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Mortier writes beautiful metaphorical prose.Marcel is a literary debut of great originality.' Times Literary Supplement Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family tale in wonderfully sensitive and evocative manner. The story of his death on the Eastern Front, fighting with the SS for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel's 'black' past. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy, Marcel is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The debut novel by the great Flemish writer Erwin Mortier, Marcel vividly describes the history of a family in a Flemish village, bowed by the weight of history. 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. ![]()
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