Bakker, Gerbrand
The Twin
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099516873
- author:
- Bakker, Gerbrand
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker is a poignant novel about a man's return to his family farm after the sudden loss of his twin brother. Helmer's resignation to taking over his brother's role sets in motion a series of events that challenge his own sense of identity and purpose. As he navigates this new reality, Helmer finds himself drawn into a complex web of relationships with those around him, including his father, his former fiancée Riet, and her son. Against the backdrop of the Dutch countryside, Bakker explores themes of rural life, modernity, and the human desire for control. Ultimately, The Twin is a powerful exploration of the human condition, one that raises fundamental questions about the possibility of taking life into our own hands.