Herman Koch - Het diner [Roman]

Herman Koch - Het diner [Roman] - Amsterdam - Anthos - 2009 - 1st edition - [304] pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 14 x 22 cm. - Design: Roald Triebels.

Condition: Good - neat copy.

Novel by Herman Koch (1953-); a page turner, set in a restaurant, a family drama about two teenagers who jump out of line and four parents with worries. Cover photo: Vilma Pimenoff / Hollandse Hoogte. Author photo: Merlijn Doomernik [= Mark Kohn]. HARDBACK FIRST EDITION.

Jiskefet actor Herman Koch broke through internationally as a celebrated writer with this book (which was acclaimed as a Dutch "Dr. Jekyll" by NRC critic Pieter Steinz). The book was subsequently adapted to a movie in the Netherlands (with Thekla Reuten and Daan Schuurmans) and Hollywood.

¶ 'Het diner' appeared in January 2009 and within three months the publisher ordered no less than ten print-runs with a total circulation of 100,000 copies. However, the first edition does not appear on the market that often (anymore). Collectors item.