by Margriet de Moor · dtv Verlagsgesellschaft · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783423136358
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«Sturmflut» is the historical novel by Margriet de Moor, published by dtv Verlagsgesellschaft in paperback (352 pages, in German).
On the night of January 31, 1953, a storm breaches the Dutch dikes and devastates the southwest of the country. Sisters Armanda and Lidy swap their plans: Lidy travels to Zierikzee and Armanda stays in Amsterdam. The novel alternates the struggle to survive the flood with the waiting and family reconstruction.
The novel was translated from Dutch by Helga van Beuningen; the original title is «De verdronkene», published in 2005.
For readers of historical fiction and novels centered on real disasters, with an interest in contemporary Dutch literature.
Margaretha Maria Antonetta 'Margriet' de Moor is a Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs for her novel Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw (1991).
