Catalogue | Bologna Book Fair 2014 | Ute Körner Literary Agent
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ROAD TO NOWHERE<br />
age: 14+<br />
by Marian De Smet<br />
A story about grief, friendship, love and sorrow<br />
Sold to Germany, France and Denmark<br />
Awards<br />
Winner ‘Gouden Lijst 2013’<br />
Honorable mention at ‘Woutertje Pieterse Prijs’<br />
Selected title Young Jury <strong>2014</strong><br />
Nominated for ‘Boekenleeuw 2013’<br />
Nominated for the Flemish Children and Youth Jury <strong>2014</strong><br />
Uitgeverij Moon<br />
Amsterdam, 2012<br />
224 pages<br />
Eppo is taking a trip. Hitchhiking to France he is picked up by<br />
Tabby, who has her own reasons for leaving home.<br />
Tabby talks nineteen to the dozen; Eppo is an introvert. Through<br />
his eyes we join them on their journey, which has more to do with<br />
what lies behind them than with where they are going.<br />
In flashbacks we gradually learn more about Eppo’s motives: he is<br />
fleeing his sorrow at losing his foster brother, who meant more<br />
to him than a brother. Marian De Smet uses a poetic, pared-down<br />
style, with never a word too many. The two damaged souls,<br />
apparent opposites, reveal their stories only very gradually.<br />
De Smet presents a powerfully developed psychological novel with<br />
characters that stay with the reader long afterwards.<br />
The Flemish Literature Fund grants translation aid
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