The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
Author(s): Hendrik Groen
An international bestselling novel- a year in the life of an elderly man writing an expose from an old-people's home in Amsterdam Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. So he sets out to write an expose- a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing all its ups and downs - not least his new endeavour the anarchic Old-But-Not Dead Club. And when Eefje moves in - the woman Hendrik has always longed for - he polishes his shoes (and his teeth), grooms what's left of his hair and attempts to make something of the life he has left, with hilarious, tender and devastating consequences.
Product Information
Hendrik Groen started his diary on the literary website of Torpedo magazine. He says about his novel: 'There's not one sentence that's a lie, but not every word is true.' The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old has been translated into over thirty languages.
General Fields
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- : Penguin UK
- : Michael Joseph
- : 0.292
- : 01 July 2017
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Hendrik Groen
- : Paperback