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Summer House With Swimming Pool

August 20, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: When a famous actor and patient of Dr. Marc Schlosser ends up dead, the doctor finds himself under review from the Board of Examiners. Flashing back to the summer that had gone before, we learn that Marc may well have killed him – and a summer vacation at the actor’s titular home may’ve been the crux of it all… The Review: Herman Koch kicked up a bit of a stir last year with The Dinner, managing to beat out […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Herman Koch, LibraryThing, Literature, Reviews, Summer House with Swimming Pool

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The Dinner

January 15, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Two couples get together for dinner on an Amsterdam evening. Narrated from the point of view of one of the men, the meal progresses in fits and starts – all heading towards the topic that has brought them together, regarding their sons. In the space of just a single meal, Koch explores the lengths we’ll go to in order to protect one of our own – and the limits of that same familial bond. The Review: What a fascinating […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Herman Koch, Literature, Reviews, The Dinner, The Tournament of Books 2014, ToB X, Translation

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