De donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik Hermans

'In a tour de force of interrogations, newspaper articles, psychiatric examinations, and even letters to the queen of England, Henri’s involvement in the war is reconstructed and deconstructed far beyond the point of bewilderment.'(T)he way this novel about the Dutch wartime experience is pitched as both a thriller and a philosophical debate on the difficulty of knowing reality suggests an awareness of foreign readers that is not there in Boon’s or Claus’s work.' - Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books.And it reminds us of how the differences between reality and fantasy, patriotism and treachery, can - under certain circumstances - be a matter of perspective.' - Francine Prose, Harper's 'It’s astonishing and virtuosic, the way in which almost every event in the novel so far comes to seem more and more sinister in hindsight.Genau so.' - Volker Weidermann, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung '(E)in meisterhafter Roman (.) Es gibt keinen Moment des Mitleidens bei Willem Frederik Hermans.Written in dry, delicate style, it reveals an author whose work could do with more exposure.' - Stuart McGurk, Financial Times 'This is both an existential romp and a witty parable for how events can seem sane in war time, but mad after.De donkere kamer van Damokles was made into a film (1963) titled Als twee druppels water, directed by Fons RademakersĪ- : dark novel of hapless soul trying to do right but in over his head.Previously translated by Roy Edwards (1962).Dutch title: De donkere kamer van Damokles.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorĭie Dunkelkammer des Damokles - Deutschland Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.

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De donkere kamer van Damokles by Willem Frederik Hermans