The Resource In search of a name : a novel, Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder
In search of a name : a novel, Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder
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The item In search of a name : a novel, Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
- Summary
- "Marjolijn van Heemstra has heard about her great-uncle's heroism for as long as she can remember. As a resistance fighter, he was the mastermind of a bombing operation that killed a Dutch man who collaborated with the Nazis, and later became a hero to everyone in the family. So, when Marjolijn's grandmother bestows her with her great-uncle's signet ring requesting that she name her future son after him, Marjolijn can't say no. Now pregnant with her firstborn, she embarks on a quest to uncover the true story behind the myth of her late relative. Chasing leads from friends and family, and doing her own local research, Marolijn realizes that the audacious story she always heard is not as clear-cut as it was made out to be. As her belly grows, her doubts grow, too - was her uncle a hero or a criminal? Vivid, hypnotic, and profoundly moving, In Search of a Name explores war and its aftermath and how the stories we tell and the stories we are told always seem to exist somewhere between truth and fiction. "--Provided by publisher
- Language
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- eng
- dut
- eng
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 196 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in the Netherland ins 2017 by Das Mag Uitgeverij B. V. as En we noemen hem"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781982100483
- Label
- In search of a name : a novel
- Title
- In search of a name
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder
- Language
-
- eng
- dut
- eng
- Summary
- "Marjolijn van Heemstra has heard about her great-uncle's heroism for as long as she can remember. As a resistance fighter, he was the mastermind of a bombing operation that killed a Dutch man who collaborated with the Nazis, and later became a hero to everyone in the family. So, when Marjolijn's grandmother bestows her with her great-uncle's signet ring requesting that she name her future son after him, Marjolijn can't say no. Now pregnant with her firstborn, she embarks on a quest to uncover the true story behind the myth of her late relative. Chasing leads from friends and family, and doing her own local research, Marolijn realizes that the audacious story she always heard is not as clear-cut as it was made out to be. As her belly grows, her doubts grow, too - was her uncle a hero or a criminal? Vivid, hypnotic, and profoundly moving, In Search of a Name explores war and its aftermath and how the stories we tell and the stories we are told always seem to exist somewhere between truth and fiction. "--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Heemstra, Marjolijn van
- Dewey number
- 839.313/7
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PT5882.18.E35
- LC item number
- E613 2020
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Reeder, Jonathan.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World War, 1939-1945
- Pregnant women
- Uncles
- Heroes
- Family secrets
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- In search of a name : a novel, Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder
- Note
- "Originally published in the Netherland ins 2017 by Das Mag Uitgeverij B. V. as En we noemen hem"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1206357383
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 196 pages
- Isbn
- 9781982100483
- Lccn
- bl2020067976
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- In search of a name : a novel, Marjolijn van Heemstra ; translated by Jonathan Reeder
- Note
- "Originally published in the Netherland ins 2017 by Das Mag Uitgeverij B. V. as En we noemen hem"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1206357383
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 196 pages
- Isbn
- 9781982100483
- Lccn
- bl2020067976
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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