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The dinner : a novel  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

The dinner : a novel / Herman Koch ; translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett.

Koch, Herman, 1953- (Author). Garrett, Sam, (translator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781410459299
  • Physical Description: 407 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.:
On a summer's evening in Amsterdam, two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said. Each couple has a fifteen year- old son. The boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act. As civility and friendship disintegrate, both couples show just how far they will go to protect those they love. (Bestseller).
Subject: Families > Netherlands > Fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Brothers > Fiction.
Mental illness > Fiction.
Juvenile delinquency > Fiction.
Obstruction of justice > Fiction.
Amsterdam (Netherlands) > Fiction.
Genre: Large type books.
Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 1 total copy.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main Large Print Fiction Koch (Text) 31307020875219 Large Print Available -

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The Dinner
The Dinner
by Koch, Herman
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The Dinner


On a summer's evening in Amsterdam, two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse. But behind the empty words, terrible things need to be said. Each couple has a fifteen- year- old son. The boys are united by their accountability for a single horrific act. As civility and friendship disintegrate, both couples show just how far they will go to protect those they love.

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