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A highly acclaimed Dutch work published in seven countries. Anton stands on the banks of the river in Amsterdam in 1944 and remembers the majestic summer he spent on the water with David. The story is told with the past and present flipping back and forth like oars, from the golden, prewar summer in 1939 to the same city five years later, stripped of life by the war.

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4 editions · 3 languages
  • Other · English · 2001
    On the water
    Faber and Faber, 2001 · 134 pages · 9780571201525
  • Other · English · 2001
    On the water
    Grove Press · 134 pages · 9780802116925
  • Other · French · 2009
    Sur l'eau
    Gallimard · 9782070355778
  • Other · Dutch · 1998
    Meulenhoff · 141 pages · 9789029056724
Nederlandse letterkundeFiction, historical, generalWorld war, 1939-1945, fictionNetherlands, fictionWorld War, 1939-1945FictionRowersAthletes