Grip
'Grip' is a classic psychological novel about three men and a woman, Lotte, which ingeniously draws the reader into the lives of the characters. Vincent and Paul, both in their forties, are taking the Eurostar to Wales to see Lotte and Martin and their daughter and attend a reunion of their mountaineering club. Meanwhile, Martin is on his way to the station to pick them up. During their journey, the men think back to how they met, what life was like for them twenty years earlier and what they expected of each other in those days. These recollections reveal how much they have changed, and how much older they have become.
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Grip
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Stephan Enter
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A classically structured novel in which Enter’s style is complemented by flawless composition, compelling characters, existential themes and a magnificent climax – as well as two cliff-hangers.
NRC Handelsblad
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Everything moves and rolls onwards; every perspective differs; and yet the artist seeks to intervene, extracting frozen moments and weaving them together in his own prosody and rhythms. This was the classic drive behind Stephan Enter’s great novel.
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Stephan Enter
Stephan Enter (b. 1968) debuted in 1999 with his collection of short stories Winterhanden (Chilblained Hands). His first novel, 'Lichtjaren' (Light Years), published in 2004, was nominated for the Libris Literature Prize.