The internationally-renowned author of The Assault delivers a rich mosaic of 20th-century trauma in which many themes--loyalty, friendship, family, art, fate, good and evil--suffuse a suspenseful and resplendent narrative.

Harry Mulisch was born in Holland in 1927 and has long been considered one of the greatest novelists of contemporary Dutch literature. His many works have been translated into over twenty languages, including his novel The Assault, the adaptation of which won the 1987 Oscar for Best Foreign Film. He died in November 2010.