Das Wüten der ganzen Welt

Synopsis of Das Wüten der ganzen Welt

«Das Wüten der ganzen Welt» is the mystery and coming-of-age novel by Maarten 't Hart, published by Piper Verlag in paperback (410 pages, in German).

Alexander Goudveyl, a composer, recalls his childhood in a village in South Holland marked by religion and tales of the war. The memory centres on 22 December 1956, when a policeman, Vroombout, is shot dead in Maassluis during an evangelisation campaign. Unsolved mystery, coming-of-age novel and psychological drama are interwoven.

The novel, translated from Dutch by Marianne Holberg, was originally published in 1993 under the title «Het woeden der gehele wereld»; in 1994 it won the Gouden Strop and the Martin Beck Award.

For readers of crime and psychological fiction, and for those seeking contemporary Dutch narrative.