The Assault

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The Assault is a 1982 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch, later adapted into an Oscar-winning film, that explores the lasting psychological and moral impact of a traumatic event during World War II on a Dutch man’s life.

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The Assault canonical 9
The Assault (novel) 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptationAward Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
adaptationAwardYear 1987
adaptationCountryOfOrigin Netherlands
adaptationDirector Fons Rademakers
adaptationLanguage Dutch
adaptationReleaseYear 1986
adaptationType feature film
adaptedAs The Assault (film)
author Harry Mulisch
awarded Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize
linked to: F. Bordewijk-prijs
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
EnglishTitle The Assault
genre historical novel
psychological novel
war novel
hasTranslation English
literaryMovement postwar Dutch literature
mainCharacter Anton Steenwijk
narrativeFocus lasting effects of a wartime incident on a Dutch man
notableFor depiction of the long-term effects of a single violent event
exploration of Dutch wartime guilt
originalLanguage Dutch
publicationYear 1982
publisher De Bezige Bij
setInCountry Netherlands
setInPeriod World War II
settingCity Haarlem
structure told in multiple postwar episodes
theme guilt
memory
moral responsibility
psychological impact of war
trauma
timeSpanCovered from 1945 into the late 20th century

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Fons Rademakers notableWork The Assault
The Assault (1986 film) basedOn The Assault (novel)
subject linked to: Fons Rademakers
linked to: The Assault
The Assault (1986 film) basedOn The Assault (novel)
linked to: The Assault
Harry Mulisch notableWork The Assault
Derek de Lint notableWork The Assault
The Assault EnglishTitle The Assault
Arthur Cohn notableWork The Assault
Arthur Cohn produced The Assault
Olivier Rabourdin notableWork The Assault
Heinz Bennent notableWork The Assault
Monique van de Ven notableWork The Assault