Bitter Herbs: Based on a true story of a Jewish girl in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands

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Marga Minco

Bitter Herbs

Based on a true story of a Jewish girl in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands

Marga Minco

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Ebury Press
17 September 2020

Autobiography: literary; Second World War fiction; Historical fiction; History; Jewish studies

A short autobiographical novel about a young Jewish girl in the 1940s from an acclaimed Dutch writer which has been compared to Anne Frank's Diary

'The evening the men came I fled through the garden gate...'

The Netherlands, World War II

When the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the girl and her family. Step by step, the Nazis close in on the Dutch Jews. But when the authorities finally come to the family home a split decision will have devastating consequences.

Marga Minco's autobiographical novel Bitter Herbs is a Dutch classic that has been translated into more than fifteen languages. This deceptively simple and profoundly moving tale is now reissued with a new translation by Jeannette K Ringold.

By: Marga Minco
Imprint: Ebury Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 140g
ISBN: 9781529106497
ISBN 10: 1529106494
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 17 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marga Minco (1920) debuted with Bitter Herbs (1957), which was followed by other famous works such as The Fall (1983) and An Empty House (1967). She won the Vijverberg prize (1957), the Annie Romein Prize (1999), the Constantijn Huygen Prize (2005) and the P.C. Hooft Prize (2019) for her entire oeuvre.

Reviews for Bitter Herbs: Based on a true story of a Jewish girl in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands

The family’s incorrigible optimism enhances the nightmarish effect of this impressive little book. Moving and memorable. * The Times Literary Supplement * The simplicity and complete naiveté of Marga Minco’s account sharpen the impression it makes. * The Jewish Chronicle *