The Assault is a 1982 novel by Dutch author Harry Mulisch. Random House published an English translation by Claire Nicolas White in 1985. It covers 35 years in the life of the lone survivor of a night in Haarlem during World War II when the Nazi occupation forces, finding a Dutch collaborator murdered, retaliate by killing the family in front of whose home the body was found. According to the New York Times, this novel "made his reputation at home and abroad". It was translated into dozens of languages and immediately adapted into a film of the same name that won the 1986 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Author | Harry Mulisch |
Original title | De aanslag |
Publisher | Pantheon (US, 1985) |
Published in English | 1985 |
À propos de The Assault
A cheerleader fights for justice and disrupting the status quo after accusing members of the high school football team of sexual assault. The film was directed by Jason Winn.
Réalisation de The Assault
The film marked Amy Bruckner's first film appearance since the 2007 film Nancy Drew. It was filmed in and around Boston, Massachusetts.
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