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Reve, Gerard, 1923-2006, author.

Childhood : two novellas / Gerard Reve ; translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett.

London ; Pushkin Press, 2018.

155 pages ; 20 cm

"In Werther Nieland, young Elmer longs to make friends and tries to control the world around him by forming secret clubs, of which he is always the president. When he invites Werther to become a member, a game of attraction and repulsion begins. What follows is psychological masterpiece; Reve brilliantly conjures up a child's whole world, full of oppression and enchantment. Set during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, The Fall of the Boslowits Family sees a boy watch as the family of one of his friends slowly falls apart. This is a deceptively simple story imbued with subtle horror"--Provided by publisher.

Reve, Gerard, 1923-2006 -- Translations into English.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Netherlands -- Fiction.

Bullies -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Coming of age -- Fiction.

Families -- Fiction.

Novellas.

Garrett, Sam, translator.

Container of (expression): Reve, Gerard, 1923-2006. Werther Nieland. English.

Container of (expression): Reve, Gerard, 1923-2006. Ondergang van de familie Boslowits. English.

Novellas. Selections. English

Child hood : two novellas

"Werther Nieland was first published as Werther Nieland, 1949. The fall of the Boslowits family was first published as De ondergang van de familie Boslowits, 1950"--Title page verso.

"First published by Pushkin Press in 2018"--Title page verso.

In English, translated from the Dutch.

Werther Nieland -- The fall of the Boslowits family.

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