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AUTHOR

‘I wanted to write a book about the place where I grew up (Elverdinge), but set in the WWI period. The village was on the frontline and a lot of it was destroyed. This is a book about second and even third chances in a lifetime, and how, even with the best of intentions, you can screw them all up. It is also about guilt, and about having your own thoughts about the world around you.’

TRANSLATOR

‘Translating His Name Is David was like being plunged into a completely different world—that of David, his youth in rural Flanders before the First World War, his life as a teacher and soldier, and his fruitless attempts to make amends for the tragic death of his devoted, inquisitive baby brother. A moving and enriching experience.’

PUBLISHER

‘What struck me most about this beautifully crafted novel, was the intensity of its storytelling. Jan Vantoortelboom manages to create a universe full of tenderness, confusion, and loss. He suggests more then he explains, leaving the interpretation up to the reader, as only the best novels are able to do.’