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The Dinner

by Herman Koch

The Dinner

Hardcover, 304 pages, Random House Inc, List Price: $24 | purchase

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Book Summary

Meeting at an Amsterdam restaurant for dinner, two couples move from small talk to the wrenching shared challenge of their teenage sons' act of violence that has triggered a police investigation and revealed the extent to which each family will go to protect those it loves.

Awards and Recognition

12 weeks on NPR Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List

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Book Reviews

'The Dinner' Offers Food For Thought

by Rosecrans Baldwin

The novel by Herman Koch is structured around a five-course meal shared by two couples. But it's not all fun and food. What's really going on at this meal is much more gruesome. Reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says the novel offers a fresh, modern take on basic moral questions.

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