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Woesten (2013)

by Kris Van Steenberge

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Een Vlaams dorp, eind negentiende eeuw. Elisabeth, gevangen in een ongelukkig huwelijk met de arts Guillaume, bevalt van een tweeling. De eerstgeborene is Valentijn, een prachtig zoontje, het tweede kind is zo misvormd dat de vader hem zelfs geen naam wil geven. Nameloos blijft echter in leven. Dan kondigt de Eerste Wereldoorlog zich aan.… (more)
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  els.nicasie | Jun 7, 2018 |
Drieƫnhalve ster. Wisselend van niveau. Het eerste deel en dat van Nameloos zijn het geloofwaardigst. De plot bevat nogal wat gekunstelde elementen. Wel erg mooie passages. Een schrijver om in de gaten te houden. ( )
1 vote stef7sa | Jan 5, 2017 |
a magnificent book, sparkling language from page one to last, dramatic story and most of all the characters are described so lively, it's like they are sitting next to you whilst reading.
The story about a couple and two children, boys, of which one is beautiful and the other one disfigured seemed at first not my cup of tea and so i hesitated to buy this book but happily i did buy it on the second time this book was highlighted at the Uitgelezen book event in Ghent, Flanders.
Great storytelling, from 4 different angles, in asynchronous timelines, with different attention points and complementary details, this book is also well crafted.
What lifts this book to the status of 4+ stars are, aside the beautiful writing style and the lively characters the underlying theme of "who are we, who are we really?"
Is anyone truly honest? All of the time? Do we really love someone? Unconditionally? Or is bad luck enough to change all this? And this is only the first theme.
The second underlying theme, the third layer of the book if you want, is even more dramatic: can you really be who you are? What are the consequences of perception by others, fed by prejudice or not? When you're poor or rich, beautiful or not, a farmer or an educated man, a lot of people will get ideas that will not easily be changed, if any interest in the real you would already be present at all!
Social relations at the dawn of the 20th century and World War 1, religion, marriage, love, all these concepts look like they are just the scene to set up this play of intrigue, ambitions, dreams and wishes against the cruel environment created by jealousy, prejudice, prestige and gossip.
And oh, before i forget, it's a debute. Unbelievable! ( )
1 vote Lunarreader | Mar 24, 2014 |
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Een Vlaams dorp, eind negentiende eeuw. Elisabeth, gevangen in een ongelukkig huwelijk met de arts Guillaume, bevalt van een tweeling. De eerstgeborene is Valentijn, een prachtig zoontje, het tweede kind is zo misvormd dat de vader hem zelfs geen naam wil geven. Nameloos blijft echter in leven. Dan kondigt de Eerste Wereldoorlog zich aan.

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