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The Twins

di Tessa de Loo

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International bestseller publishing in 21 countries with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide. Movie tie-in cover - feature film was an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film (2005). One of the Sunday Times' '100 Best Books of the Year' and No. 1 in the Independent's '50 Best Books of the Summer' (2005). Originally published in the Netherlands in 1993, De Loo's first novel to be translated into English explores the enmity that existed between Germans and the rest of Europe after World War II. This moving tale addresses notions of guilt and responsibility in a sensitive, thought-provoking manner, without exonerating or condemning. Twins Anna and Lotte Bamberg are born in Cologne but orphaned and separated when they are five. While Lotte is taken in by Dutch relatives, Anna is raised by her grandfather in rural poverty. With the advent of war, their lives take very different turns: Lotte's family hides an assortment of refugees, while Anna finds love with a soldier of the Reich. Besides two unsuccessful brief meetings, they have no contact until a chance encounter in the Belgian resort town of Spa about 40 years after the war. Anna is eager to reestablish their relationship, yet Lotte is more reluctant. As she gradually comes to understand that not all is black and white, she is able to find her sister again.… (altro)
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    PilgrimJess: Another book that centres on the lives of ordinary Germans during WWII.
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Read about 100 pages and found myself REALLY skimming so decided this book isn't for me. There's something about the writing style that just didn't grab me.....too stiff maybe? After just reading Once Upon a River with it's effortless story, this one felt rough.

Usually I like stories about Hitler Germany but this one wasn't pushing any of my buttons. So, a DNF for me. ( )
  Terrie2018 | Feb 21, 2020 |
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Sommige boeken moet je gelezen hebben. En dan heb je ook nog een literatuurlijst die je moet vullen. Ik had de film al verschillende keren gezien (zowel thuis als op school) en daarom moest ik meteen aan dit boek denken. Bovendien had ik al veel positieve verhalen over De Tweeling van Tessa de Loo gelezen.

Twee vrouwen, die zussen blijken te zijn, ontmoeten zich voor het eerst in vijftig jaar weer in het Belgische kuuroord Spa. Toen ze klein waren zijn ze uitelkaar gehaald en Lotte kwam bij socialistische Nederlanders, Anna kwam terecht in een primitief boerendorpje. Dit allemaal aan het eind van de jaren 20 van de vorige eeuw. Zoals te verwachten valt, groeien zij totaal anders op, en beleven zij de tweede wereld oorlog helemaal anders. In Spa nu vertellen zij elkaar hun levensverhaal en de keuzes die zij maakten.

Het boek is inderdaad indrukwekkend, al waren er geen grote verrassingen, aangezien ik de film al gezien had. Het boek is beter dan de film in mijn ogen, al is het absoluut geen slechte verfilming. De schrijfstijl is mooi, alleen had het tempo van het verhaal voor mij af en toe iets hoger mogen liggen (waarschijnlijk omdat het meestal hoger ligt), maar dat was geen groot probleem verder. Het verhaal wordt goed uitgewerkt, en in mijn ogen is er genoeg ruimte voor het verhaal van de zussen. De verschillen worden goed neergelegd, en het is ook weer eens een kijkje in het leven van 'normale' Duitsers tijdens de WOII. Het klopt, dit zou een van die boeken moeten zijn die je gelezen moet hebben. ( )
  Floratina | Dec 7, 2019 |
Les Jumelles, best-seller de la Néerlandaise Tessa de Loo, est une saga historique bouleversante sur l'exploration du lien fraternel.

Dans les années 1990, deux sœurs jumelles que la vie a précocement séparées se retrouvent par hasard dans une station thermale. Parvenues au soir de leur existence, les deux vieilles dames vont essayer de renforcer le fil ténu qui les relie encore. Ensemble, elles vont revisiter leur passé.
Les destins d Anna et Lotte Bamberg basculent avec la mort de leurs parents, alors qu elles ne sont encore que des enfants. Anna doit aussitôt partir pour la ferme de son oncle, dans une région pauvre et conservatrice d Allemagne où elle travaille durement, tandis que Lotte, tuberculeuse, est envoyée à l étranger, en Hollande, chez de la famille éloignée, dans un milieu beaucoup plus favorisé et ouvert sur le monde. En dépit de la distance, malgré les années qui passent, les deux sœurs continuent de penser chaque jour l'une à l autre. Mais quand la Seconde Guerre mondiale éclate, l'Histoire se charge de placer les deux jeunes Allemandes dans des camps opposés, cristallisant des rancœurs que même le temps ne parviendra pas à apaiser...
Construit autour de flash-back qui permettent de suivre pas à pas le destin des deux héroïnes, et de la difficile confrontation des points de vue d Anna et Lotte cinquante ans plus tard sur des questions plus que jamais d actualité comme le devoir de mémoire, la responsabilité collective ou le libre arbitre individuel, Les Jumelles, après avoir rencontré un large succès à l'étranger, est enfin traduit en français.
  Haijavivi | Jun 7, 2019 |
Twin sisters, Anna and Lotte, born in 1916 Cologne, are orphaned and separated at the age of 6. Anna was in good health whilst Lotte was suspected of having tuberculosis which killed their father. As a result Anna is sent to live on her grandfather's German farm whereas Lotte is parcelled off to live a less demanding life with an uncle in the Netherlands. Poor relationships between the extended family and the intervening war means that the two sisters loose touch with one another.

Now in their 70's, they meet by chance at the Belgian health resort of Spa. As the two sisters spend more and more time together they begin to relate their very differing experiences of the war. Anna married a, if reluctant one, SS officer whilst Lotte's family hid Jews so as to prevent them being deported. They tell their stories using a series of flashbacks and the contrasts between their lives soon becomes very apparent. From her somewhat sheltered viewpoint Lotte is initially very sceptical about Anna's accounts of the war but she is gradually forced to confront the realities of the sufferings of the ordinary Germans during the war leading her to wonder what would have happened if the twins' roles had been reversed?

In many respects the central theme of this novel, Nazism and the resistance to it, is not a particularly novel one as it has been visited on numerous occasions. However, I found this a well written and engrossing read due mainly to the contrasts between the two sisters. Anna seems much more vibrant and raw in her approach to life always willing to challenge expectations whereas Lotte is much more sensitive and considered unwilling to abandon her preconceived ideas. However, what de Loo does extremely well is to avoid the pitfalls of stereotypes and leaving difficult ethical questions about the ordinary German citizens involvement in the war for the reader unresolved. I found this a very enjoyable read that deserves to be on the 1001 list. ( )
  PilgrimJess | Oct 19, 2018 |
Twee bejaarde tweelingzusters die in hun kindertijd gescheiden werden, vertellen elkaar hun levensverhaal.
  EdVullings | Mar 3, 2018 |
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Hüsmert, WaltraudÜbersetzerautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
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International bestseller publishing in 21 countries with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide. Movie tie-in cover - feature film was an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film (2005). One of the Sunday Times' '100 Best Books of the Year' and No. 1 in the Independent's '50 Best Books of the Summer' (2005). Originally published in the Netherlands in 1993, De Loo's first novel to be translated into English explores the enmity that existed between Germans and the rest of Europe after World War II. This moving tale addresses notions of guilt and responsibility in a sensitive, thought-provoking manner, without exonerating or condemning. Twins Anna and Lotte Bamberg are born in Cologne but orphaned and separated when they are five. While Lotte is taken in by Dutch relatives, Anna is raised by her grandfather in rural poverty. With the advent of war, their lives take very different turns: Lotte's family hides an assortment of refugees, while Anna finds love with a soldier of the Reich. Besides two unsuccessful brief meetings, they have no contact until a chance encounter in the Belgian resort town of Spa about 40 years after the war. Anna is eager to reestablish their relationship, yet Lotte is more reluctant. As she gradually comes to understand that not all is black and white, she is able to find her sister again.

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