ON THE WATER by Hans Maarten van den Brink, Paul Vincent (Trans) ( 9780571209248 )

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Title:

ON THE WATER

By:

Hans Maarten van den Brink, Paul Vincent (Trans)

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Paperback

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0571209246

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9780571209248

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Publisher:

FABER & FABER

Pub. date:

1 January, 2002

Pages:

144

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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 exertion, teamwork and victory, Anton the shy outsider and calmly self-confident David forge an intense relationship. But on the wintery eve of Holland's liberation, Anton stands on the bank of his beloved river and mourns a lost world. David has disappeared during the Nazi occupation and the boathouse is now derelict and deserted.

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Faber & Faber

Prizes:

Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2002

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