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‘De daden’ by Anne Schepers: On Engagement and Cynical Journalism
3 June 2024
In De daden (Deeds), Anne Schepers tells the story of an intern at a leading newspaper, who gradually finds herself caught between her activist inclinations, her cynical bosses, and the poor neighbourhood in which she grew up.
‘Treurwil’ by Rik Van Puymbroeck: Striking Passages From A Melancholy Life
25 January 2024
Flemish journalist Rik Van Puymbroeck has previously been honoured as a master storyteller by the Foundation for Narrative Journalism three times. That storytelling talent has now found its way into a literary debut: Treurwil (Weeping Will).
‘Xerox’ By Fien Veldman: An Anti-office Novel Full Of Silent Protest
12 January 2024
The dullness of office life prompts workers to work as little as possible. With Xerox, Fien Veldman has written a debut about one such ‘quiet quitter’.
Fallen Because She Wanted To, and Could, Fly: ‘Zij.’ by Maaike Neuville
12 September 2023
The debut novel by the Flemish actor, theatre- and filmmaker Maaike Neuville is a form of autofiction: it is about a successful 40-year-old actor. Ada has a cat called Fiction, confronts men who have violated her boundaries and wants to reach the point where she dares to create her own words. Her in
‘Rozeke’ by Guillaume Van Der Stighelen: The Eternal Battle Between Heart and Mind
3 July 2023
In Rozeke, we follow the ups and downs in the life of an Antwerp entrepreneur in the Belle Époque. In figurative language, Guillaume Van der Stighelen describes how his namesake climbs the social ladder, but struggles on a personal level with himself and those around him.
‘De Randen’ by Angelo Tijssens: A Desperate Search for Affection
1 February 2023
In pared-back prose, Angelo Tijssens tells the story of a gay man’s laborious search for a speck of love and affection.
‘Nachtbloeiers’ by Ananda Serné: Searching for an Anchor
2 January 2023
In a society that suffers increasingly from insomnia, young Eliza is looking for something to hold on to. Charting Eliza’s search for sleep in her debut Nachtbloeiers (Night bloomers) writer and visual artist Ananda Serné gently shakes the reader awake.
‘Weerlicht’ by Jante Wortel: Wrestling With Obsessive Compulsions
9 December 2022
In her debut novel, Jante Wortel paints a stark portrait of a teenager whose family is held in the grip of her OCD.
‘Het begin en zijn oneindigheid’ by Corinne Heyrman: The Right to Be Vulnerable, to Be Different
26 October 2022
When her grandfather is admitted to a psychiatric ward, a young woman mulls her own past there. A gripping novel about mental fragility.
‘De bakvis’ by Nadia de Vries: Escaping Invisibility
6 September 2022
With De bakvis ('Thistle'), Nadia de Vries has written an angsty debut about a young woman afraid of remaining in the shadows.
‘Schaduwlicht’ by Petra Thijs: Ode to a Painter’s Model
16 August 2022
In Schaduwlicht (Shadow light), Petra Thijs grants us a glimpse behind the scenes in the art world, with the remarkable life story of Victorine Meurent, the life model for Edouard Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l'herbe.
‘De man van het licht’ by Katrien Scheir: Caught in a Sophisticated Trap
19 May 2022
Why does a young woman choose to stay loyal to an old man who does not treat her well, to put it mildly? In her debut novel De man van het licht (The Light Man), Katrien Scheir portrays the often very difficult position of women in a #MeToo situation.