The Discomfort of Evening Overview
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld's The Discomfort of Evening tells the story of Jas Mulder's coming of age in a rural Reformed Dutch community. After Jas's brother Matthies dies unexpectedly, Jas's family begins to dismantle. Unable to make sense of her own loss and her parents' emotional absence, Jas retreats increasingly into herself, attempting to decipher both her internal and external worlds at once. The novel explores themes of death, longing, and identity.
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