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Marcel by Mortier, Erwin; Rilke, Ina is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Marcel about?

Written from the point of view of a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, *Marcel* is a striking debut novel describing the vivid history of a family in a Flemish village. The mysterious death of Marcel, the family favourite, has always haunted the young boy. With the help of his schoolteacher, he starts to discover the secrets of Marcel’s ‘black’ past. The story of his death on the Eastern Front for the sake of Flanders, and the shame this brought upon his family gradually become clear. Erwin Mortier unravels this shameful family past in an unusually sensitive and evocative manner.words : 29344

Author

Mortier, Erwin; Rilke, Ina

Publisher

Pushkin Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9781782270867

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.3 / 5 (39 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14