The Assault Harry Mulisch Ebook Reader

Sep 20, 2009 The Assault is the final selection of the Big Read group reads to be discussed. I first came across the Dutch author Harry Mulisch when a friend of mine recommended probably his most renowned book The Discovery of Heaven to me a few years ago. A Nazi collaborator, infamous for his cruelty, is assassinated as he rides home on his bicycle. The Germans retaliate by burning down the home of an innocent family; only twelve-year-old Anton survives. Based on actual events, The Assault traces the complex repercussions of this horrific incident on Anton's.







