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Melancholic and nostalgic novel about the mild-mannered 50-year-old Paul, a militaria merchant, who has lived all his life with his sober father Aloïs on a farm on the German border. His mother ran off with a Russian when Paul was still young. An event that has an impact on everything that comes after. The village where he lives is slowly becoming extinct, only the Chinese, the Happytaria and the old-fashioned grocery store of his best friend Hedwiges are left. The author (1967) knows how to capture the atmosphere in the village excellently, as well as making the friendship between the two men and the silent despair something of their lives ever again. The story is vivid, detailed and told with compassion. The tragicomic humor softens the realistic image of a life that many over 50s who grew up in a small (East Dutch) village will recognize. A highlight in the author's oeuvre.
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