The song and the truth (1997)

by Helga Ruebsamen

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Lulu lives on Java, in Indonesia, with her father, a doctor; her narcissistic mother; and her aunt Margot, a nurse. By day, she plays quietly and takes lessons with her mother. But by night, when the adults are asleep, she inhabits a magical world in which reality and fantasy merge.

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Een intrigerend boek over Louise, van haar vierde tot haar tiende jaar. Ze woont in Indonesië met haar ouders, bedienden en andere familie. Vóór de oorlog gaan ze naar Nederland om bij haar oma Mimi te wonen. Het boek kent onverwachte wendingen, gezien door de ogen van een kind. Het wordt bijna laconiek en terloops beschreven. Dit was één van de lievelingsboeken van Marian. (

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Vincent, Paul	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Dublin Literary Award (Longlist – 2002)

Ferdinand Bordewijk prijs (1998)

Libris Literatuur Prijs (Shortlist – 1998)

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The song and the truth

Original title

Het lied en de waarheid

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1997

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Louise Benda

Tinka

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Bandung, Java, Indonesia

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

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Second World War

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Elke dag, zodra de zon onderging, klommen langs de muren van onze waranda kleine hagedissen omhoog.

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Lulu lives on Java, in Indonesia, with her father, a doctor; her narcissistic mother; and her aunt Margot, a nurse. By day, she plays quietly and takes lessons with her mother. But by night, when the adults are asleep, she inhabits a magical world in which reality and fantasy merge.

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