The Latecomer

Author(s): Dimitri Verhulst

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Désiré Cordier - mild-mannered former librarian, put-upon husband, lover of boules - is losing his mind. Or is he? Happily tucked away in the Winterlight Home for the Elderly, Désiré is looking forward to a quiet retirement with the other forgetful residents, safe in the knowledge that no one knows he's faking his memory loss. And as if there weren't reasons enough to opt out of the modern world, it would be worth it just to see Rosa Rozendaal again - the love of Désiré's youth, the one who got away. But dementia isn't all fun and games. There's a former was criminal hiding out in the home; once-beautiful Rosa might be too far gone to return Désiré's ardour; and our hero soon begins to suspect he might not be the only one in Winterlight who's acting a part.

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A tender-hearted novel about a septuagenarian who checks himself into an old people's home in order to gain some peace (and avoid his wife)

DIMITRI VERHULST (b. 1972) is the author of many award-winning books in his native Flemish, four of which have previously been translated into English. His work is published in two dozen languages worldwide. DAVID COLMER is a multi-award winning translator whose work includes translations of Hugo Claus, Adriaan van Dis, Anna Enquist and Arthur Japin. In 2012 he was awarded the Dutch Foundation for Literature prize for lifetime achievement in translation.

General Fields

  • : 9781846275678
  • : Granta Books
  • : Portobello Books Ltd
  • : 0.146
  • : January 2016
  • : 216mm X 135mm X 10mm
  • : March 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Dimitri Verhulst
  • : 144
  • : en
  • : Apr-16
  • : Paperback