Henri A.A.R. Knap - Sanatorium. Roman
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Henri A.A.R. Knap - Sanatorium. Roman - Arnhem - Van Loghum Slaterus - 1947 - 1st edition - [380] pp - Half cloth binding - 15 x 21 cm.
Condition: Good - no dust jacket. Small owners entry.
Debut novel by Dutch journalist Henri Knap (1911-1986), set in 1930/1931, but written in Arnhem/Velp, from January to December 1944. Hardback edition. The book was probably published with a dust jacket.
¶ In the war year 1944, Knap was head of the intelligence service of the NBS, Arnhem department, a resistance organization that provided the Allies with intelligence during the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden. He wrote the 1981 Book Week gift (as a replacement for Gerard Reve).
◄ Portrait photo courtesy of Wikipedia (Hans van Dijk for Anefo).