The Heir: A Family Chronicle

'Shocking, moving and hilarious at the same time.' DE VOLKSKRANT **** 'Alexander Münninghoff wrote a family history that is made up of crazy stories.' HET PAROOL **** 'An overwhelming book, written with controlled passion and subtle humour. I read it breathlessly.' ANNA ENQUIST 'Masterpiece.' TIM KRABBÉ Alexander Münninghoff (1944-2020) was a journalist and Russia expert. He won the Prize for Newspaper Journalism and was the author of Tropenjaren in Moskou (1991), about his time as a correspondent in the Soviet Union. De eigenhouder is autobiographical and based on facts and family stories. The book was awarded the Libris History Prize 2015.