My Father’s War
The autobiographical nature of Adriaan van Dis’s work can be partly deduced from the fact that the surname of the main character in his debut novella, 'Nathan Sid', is an anagram of his own. Like his character Nathan Sid, Adriaan van Dis had a father who came from the former Dutch East Indies and lived in a house full of repatriated people in the dunes near the Dutch town of Bergen aan Zee.
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Original title
Indische duinen
Author
Adriaan van Dis
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Van Dis portrays the mad members of his family with an honesty which is as cruel as it is loving, and the result is a subtle self portrait which is definitely more than just flattering.
De Volkskrant
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Such authenticity is rare: it can readily be called a personal and literary victory.
De Standaard
All these things make 'Indische duinen' exciting, as does the way Van Dis venomously and stylistically lashes out at unexpected moments.
Elsevier
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Adriaan van Dis
Adriaan van Dis (1946) is the author of an extensive and highly acclaimed literary oeuvre that has been translated into 18 languages and honoured with numerous awards and nominations. .