The Twins

The Twins (Dutch: De Tweeling) is a 1993 novel by Tessa de Loo about the sisters Lotte and Anna, who are separated at the age of six when their father dies. Anna stayed in Germany, while Lotte went to the Netherlands. They reunite in 1990, and compare their experiences in World War II. The book was well received commercially, selling 130,000 copies within a year of release. It won the 1994 Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek award, though it received criticism for its simplicity and controversy over its presentation of German suffering during the war. de Loo later stated that she had used the book to show that "most Germans had suffered 'as much' from National Socialism as the Dutchmen had". In 2002, the book was adapted to a film named Twin Sisters, which was nominated for an Oscar.