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16%OFFOn The Water Hans Van Den Brink - On the Water - 9780571209248 - V9780571209248
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On the Water

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Description for On the Water Paperback. Two young oarsmen are trained as a coxless pair by a mysterious German coach in the golden summer of pre-war Amsterdam. Through the pressure and rapture of intense physical exertion, teamwork and victory, Anton the shy outsider and calmly self-confident David forge an intense relationship. Translator(s): Vincent, Paul. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 126 x 196 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.

'I am holding on to that summer, not just in my thoughts but with my whole body, from my numb fingers down to my toes. The summer when the river was ours, and so was the boathouse, the city, the meadows and the reeds at the water's edge. Happiness only exists when you can touch it and I held it, I'm still holding it, that summer of 1939, now, here tonight.'

Two young oarsmen are trained as a coxless pair by a mysterious German coach in the golden summer of pre-war Amsterdam. Through the pressure and rapture of physical ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571209248
SKU
V9780571209248
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Ref
99-26

About On The Water Hans Van Den Brink
Paul Vincent studied at Cambridge and Amsterdam, and after teaching Dutch at the University of London for over twenty years became a full-time translator in 1989. Since then he has published a wide variety of translated poetry, non-fiction and fiction, including work by Achterberg, Claus, Couperus, Mulisch and Van den Brink. He was awarded the Vondel Prize and jointly awarded ... Read more

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'Rarely have sport and literature combined so seamlessly to produce such a small miracle of a book'. Daniel Topolski, Guardian

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