by Adriaan van Dis · Augustus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789045700151
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«De wandelaar» is the novel by Dutch writer Adriaan van Dis, published by Augustus in 2007 in paperback (218 pages, in Dutch).
A sixty-year-old man picks up a stray dog during a fire; his walks reveal a marginal Paris of refugees, undocumented and homeless. It awakens his social conscience and his desire to help, but his good intentions do not turn out as he expects. It is a melancholic story about the longing for love and security.
The novel was nominated for the Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek in 2007.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction seeking an urban story with social conscience and a melancholic tone.
Adriaan van Dis is a Dutch author. He debuted in 1983 with the novella Nathan Sid. In 1995 his book Indische Duinen, which in its narrative is a follow-up to his debut novella, was also awarded several prestigious literary awards.
