- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: New Amsterdam Books; Reprint edition (April 21 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1561310255
- ISBN-13: 978-1561310258
- Product Dimensions: 20.7 x 13.3 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,282,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"With its Camus-like autobiographical overtones, Brouwers's exploration of the experience of loss through estrangement and death lingers with the reader." (Publisher's Weekly )
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Told with an aching beauty...Sunken Red is a cathartic achievement in which we watch Mr. Brouwers emerge from the walking dead.-ew York Times Book deview
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Sunken Red,
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This review is from: Sunken Red (Hardcover)
The book starts where the mother of Jeroen dies. For years he has hated his mother and tries to explain why. This leads him back to the Japanese camp where he and his mom spend several years in torment when he was only 5 years old. In the beginning you think of Jeroen as a strange man, but while the story goes on you start to understand him more and more. The ending will move you to tears. This is my all time favorite book and I can recommend it to anyone.
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Un livre très marquant,
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This review is from: Sunken Red (Paperback)
Ce livre retrace la vie terrible dans les camps de concentration en Indonésie détenue par les Japonais.Cela vous arrache les entrailles;et à chaque page les larmes restent bloquées dans notre gorge devant le courage de cette mère face à ce destin inhumain. Il n'y a pas de partie pris car la cruauté en tant de guerre est partout la même.
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Sunken Red,
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This review is from: Sunken Red (Hardcover)
The book starts where the mother of Jeroen dies. For years he has hated his mother and tries to explain why. This leads him back to the Japanese camp where he and his mom spend several years in torment when he was only 5 years old. In the beginning you think of Jeroen as a strange man, but while the story goes on you start to understand him more and more. The ending will move you to tears. This is my all time favorite book and I can recommend it to anyone.
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Un livre fascinant,
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This review is from: Sunken Red (Paperback)
Angoissant, fascinant, d'une beauté et d'une cruauté absolue. Comment la perte d'un être cher fait ressurgir dans la tête de l'auteur ses souvenirs (insoutenables) d'internement dans un camp japonais en Indonésie, et comment de ces souvenirs, l'homme nait au jugement de lui même, de sa famille (des pages magnifiques sur sa mère) et d'autrui. A lire absolument.
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