{"product_id":"the-remembered-soldier","title":"The Remembered Soldier - Anjet Daanje | Buy Online at Beetle Bookshop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Remembered Soldier: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Author: Anjet Daanje | Translator: David McKay)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn extraordinary love story and a captivating novel about identity, grief, and the power of memory and imagination.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlanders, 1922.\u003c\/b\u003e After serving as a soldier in the Great War, Noon Merckem has lost his memory and lives in a psychiatric asylum. Countless women, responding to a newspaper advertisement, visit him in the desperate hope of finding their spouses who vanished in battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, a woman named Julienne arrives and recognizes Noon as her missing husband, the photographer Amand Coppens. Taking him home against medical advice, their miraculous reunion fails to match the picture-perfect narrative Julienne presents to her envious friends. Only gradually do the two grow close, with Amand’s life story pieced together through Julienne’s accounts. But how can he be certain she is telling the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Remembered Soldier\u003c\/b\u003e, Anjet Daanje immerses readers in the psyche of a war-traumatized man who has lost his identity. As Amand begins to question Julienne’s words, a riveting spiral of mystery, confusion, and psychological tension unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Book:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A novel of epic scope that resonates powerfully while wars of tragic loss continue to be fought on multiple fronts…”\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003cb\u003eTobias Grey, Financial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternationally Acclaimed:\u003c\/b\u003e Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026, National Book Award Finalist, and New York Times Notable Book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychological \u0026amp; Atmospheric Depth:\u003c\/b\u003e Explores memory loss, trauma, identity, and the lingering shadow of World War I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasterpiece of European Fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by bestselling Dutch author Anjet Daanje and beautifully translated by David McKay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53816066048283,"sku":null,"price":934.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71DMcVKcaUL._SL1500.jpg?v=1787636336","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/the-remembered-soldier","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}