Herman Koch

Ácida y provocadora, apunta sin miramientos a una clase social acomodada de Europa, instalada en una inercia de autosatisfacción y complacencia. ¿Hasta dónde es capaz de llegar un padre para encubrir a un hijo que comete un delito injustificable? ¿Debe prevalecer el instinto de proteccion paterna, o la lealtad a unas normas sociales que garantizan la coherencia y la fortaleza del grupo? Estas y otras preguntas de igual calibre surgen como dardos durante la lectura de La cena. Dos parejas se han citado a cenar en un moderno y exclusivo restaurante de Amsterdam. Mientras saborean el aperitivo y charlan con aparente despreocupacion sobre la ultima pelicula de moda y sus planes para las vacaciones, son conscientes de que, tarde o temprano, deberan abordar el incierto y acuciante asunto que los ha llevado a reunirse: el futuro de Michel y Rick, sus hijos de quince años, que segun algunos indicios podrian estar envueltos en un caso de violencia grave. Asi pues, tras los postres, cuando la cena llegue a sus ultimos compases, la tension entre los comensales habra alcanzado su punto culminante y la cadena de secretos y revelaciones confluiran en un final dramatico en el que nadie podra esgrimir su inocencia. Tras cosechar un exito inmediato y arrollador en Holanda -copo las listas de bestsellers, y ya ha vendido mas de 340 mil ejemplares-, La cena gano el Premio del Publico y fue declarado Libro del Año 2009.La critica ha dicho...He leido esta novela en un solo dia, sin dejar de preguntarme hasta que punto es importante la educacion que nos dieron nuestros padres y hasta donde podemos llegar por amor a nuestros hijos.Niccolo Ammaniti Lo mejor de Koch, que escribe y razona de forma esplendida desde la primera pagina hasta la conclusion.Het ParoolHerman Koch es un maestro de la creacion de argumentos.Trouw La clave de esta historia es un delito [...] pero el autor se centra en la relacion que seestablece entre padre e hijo [...] hasta convertir a la familia en una tribu con sus propias leyes morales.La Stampa Un libro pionero [...] inteligente e importante. Se lee con fruicion y constituye una llamada de atencion que probablemente necesitamos aunque prefiramos ignorarla.Nordjyske

Premio Novela Europea Casino de Santiago 2011A novela relata o encontro de dous matrimonios -dous irmáns e cadansúa muller- que quedan para cear nun restaurante fino. Falan de cine e plans de vacacións, eludindo ata o final o tema que os levou ali: o futuro dos seus fillos Michel e Rick, de quince anos. Estes fixeron algo que lles pode desgrazar a vida para sempre. Paul Lohman, o narrador e pai de Michel, quere o mellor para o fillo. E para iso esta disposto a facer o que faga falla. O seus compañeiros de mesa teñen tamen os seus propios propositos ocultos. Durante a cea saen a relucir emocions, conflitos latentes entre os irmans, ata que, por ultimo, chegan ao punto no que teñen que tomar unha decision transcendental. Herman Koch narra cunha finura e unha agudeza verbal extraordinarias unha historia de amor incondicional, de violencia e de traizon. Os verdadeiros motivos persoais de cada un dos personaxes desvelanse pouco e pouco, polo que o lector se ve obrigado a posicionarse moralmente ao longo da narracion. A cea e unha novela provocadora e unha acida critica social.

Una història inquietant sobre la venjança, la família i les perilloses línies que es travessen quan les portes del sistema legal estan tancades i linstint simposa a la raó. No voldràs passar els full

Marc Schlosser is a doctor to the rich and famous.When his most famous patient, the actor Ralph Meier, invites him and his family on holiday, Marc finds that he can''t refuse. But by the time the suntans fade, Ralph Meier is dead.The medical board accuses Marc of negligence.Ralph''s wife, however, accuses him of murder...

An evening in Amsterdam and two couples meet for dinner. They need to discuss their teenage sons. The boys have committed a horrifying act, caught on CCTV. They remain unidentified - except by their parents. How far will each couple go to protect their child?

When a medical procedure goes horribly wrong and famous actor Ralph Meier winds up dead, Dr. Marc Schlosser needs to come up with some answers. After all, reputation is everything in this business. Personally, hes not exactly upset that Ralph is gone, but as a high profile doctor to the stars, Marc can''t hide from the truth forever.It all started the previous summer. Marc, his wife, and their two beautiful teenage daughters agreed to spend a week at the Meiers extravagant summer home on the Mediterranean. Joined by Ralph and his striking wife Judith, her mother, and film director Stanley Forbes and his much younger girlfriend, the large group settles in for days of sunshine, wine tasting, and trips to the beach. But when a violent incident disrupts the idyll, darker motivations are revealed, and suddenly no one can be trusted. As the ultimate holiday soon turns into a nightmare, the circumstances surrounding Ralphs later death begin to reveal the disturbing reality behind that summers tragedy.Featuring the razor-sharp humor and acute psychological insight that made The Dinner an international phenomenon, Summer House with Swimming Pool is a controversial, thought-provoking novel that showcases Herman Koch at his finest.

Literatura en ruso: ficción.

Literatura en ruso: ficción.

Què passa si un dia reps una carta signada per un dels personatges de la teva novel·la de més èxit? El Senyor M. és l'autor d'un thriller, basat en fets reals, sobre l'assassinat d'un professor d'ins

Et si votre femme se comportait un petit peu trop normalement ? Un vaudeville noir par l auteur du D®ner.

An evening in Amsterdam and two couples meet for dinner to discuss their teenage sons. The boys have committed a horrifying act, caught on CCTV but so far they remain unidentified - except by their p

Dans la veine du Dîner, une comédie noire au suspense redoutable où il est question – entre autres – des affres de la vie conjugale, de la disparition dun chat, de préjugés racistes, dun François Hol

Auteur du best-seller international Le Dîner, et star des lettres hollandaises, Hermann Koch revient avec un texte beaucoup plus intimiste, un roman dapprentissage autobiographique, où il évoque sa j

Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2021Herman Koch has made a career from saying the apparently unsayable. - Financial TimesWhen Robert Walter, the popular mayor of Amsterdam, sees his wife toss her head back with laughter while chatting to one of his aldermen at a New Years reception, he immediately suspects she is cheating on him. Though happily married, he has always wondered why Sylvia, born and raised in a distant country, chose him.Soon afterwards, a journalist unearths an old photograph of a police officer being beaten up by three Vietnam War protesters, one of whom she claims is Robert. Just as unexpectedly, Roberts ninety-four-year-old father announces that he and his wife would rather end their lives than burden their son with their deteriorating health. Once stable and successful, Robert becomes entangled in his fears and suspicions, consumed by jealousy and paranoia. Nothing is what it seems, or is Robert finally beginning to see the world - and his life - as they are, for the first time? Written with Herman Kochs trademark originality, playfulness and edge and translated from Dutch, The Ditch is a wildly clever - and guttingly familiar - story of a man whose sadistic skill for undermining himself and his marriage comes to cost him nearly everything.

Marc Schlosser è un medico di famiglia. Riceve la mattina, dalle otto e mezza alluna. Venti minuti circa a paziente cosí spartiti: un minuto per capire quello che cè da capire e gli altri diciannove

An absolute page-turnerMail on SundayDear Mr. M,Id like to start by telling you that Im doing better now. I do so because you probably have no idea that I was ever doing worse. Much worse, in fact, but Ill get to that later on.Mr. M is being watched. As a famous writer, he is no stranger to the limelight, although interest in his work has been dwindling of late. His print runs are smaller than they used to be, as are the crowds at his bookshop signings . . . Our narrator clearly takes a keen interest in M.s work, and indeed in every aspect of his life. But what exactly are his intentions? And to what does Mr. M owe the honour of his undivided attention?Our narrator seems to be no stranger to murder, while his own story appears to bear more than a passing resemblance to the plot of Mr. Ms most famous novel: a teacher has an affair with a student, only to be brutally murdered by the girl and her teenage boyfriend. The body is never found.Thats the problem with fiction: in real life, bodies have an awkward habit of turning up. Mr. M has used some artistic licence, and our narrator is not pleased, not pleased at all. And just before he fades into obscurity, hes prepared to give Mr. M one last review. And its unlikely to be a rave.Dear Mr. M is an unsettling and irresistibly readable literary thriller, set in the world of writing and bookselling, by Herman Koch, the author of the international bestseller, The Dinner.

Até onde iria para proteger a sua família?Bestseller mundialPrémio PublieksprijsUma história provocadora,tensa e brilhante em que a naturezado mal é exposta à mesa de jantar.É uma noite de verão em A