A small novel from 1982 by the Dutch writer Harry Mulisch. The novel begins with a rumination on the scene of violence that is going to the be the center of the novel and the in the life of Anton Steenwijk throughout. Like Anton, we don’t know what’s going on except that it’s at the end of the war in occupied Netherlands, that things seem to be winding down, and therefore, a sense of cautious optimism and safety is permeating Haarlem. This proves to be […]