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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
It is well known that the American tradition of Thanksgiving originated with the Pilgrim fathers. Less well-known, however, is that the inspiration for that feast came from the Dutch city of Leiden. Indeed, the Pilgrim’s brief stay there w...
In her debut novel 'Kleihuid' (Clay Skin) Herien Wensink provokes with pressing questions, seen in the light of the First World War.
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’.
A simple press report about a death in a commune inspired Blees to write her debut novel.
Stefan Zweig’s reportages on his visits to Belgium have been translated into Dutch and collected into a small, beautifully illustrated volume.
Lisa Weeda's excellent debut novel tells the story of a divided Cossack family.
In her debut novel "Ongehoord" (Unheard) Pascale Petralia tells the story of how a victim gradually becomes ensnared in the net of someone obsessed. And no one can save her.
De Afwijking by debutant Dries Muus is a beautiful coming-of-age novel against the backdrop of an urban football environment.
This debut is a dreamy novel about the love of trees and the loneliness of surviving in a new country.
Loes Wijnhoven has written a funny debut novel about a millennial living life passing from hotel to hotel.
In her debut novel, Katrien Scheir portrays the often very difficult position of women in a #MeToo situation.
In her debut novel, Wuck paints a portrait of her hippy parents. The detached tone makes the novel stand out all the more.
In a loud monologue full of metaphors and reflections on life and literature, Karel De Sadeleer tells the story of Ali, a bubbly Swiss with Palestinian roots.
A captivating debut about a son who may want to break away from his mother, but gradually understands that this is impossible.
In 'Meral', author Froukje Santing subtly unravels the entanglements of a Dutch-Turkish family.
The debut novel by Dutch writer and performer Joost Oomen is a whimsical book brimming with wonderful fantasies.
In his debut novel, Dirk Elst manages to describe a life of poverty without romanticising it.
In his debut novel, Koen Caris exposes just how difficult it is to be left behind, especially in an oppressive, village setting.
Tülin Erkan has written a debut novel about trying to find the right words and about how difficult it is to say goodbye to places and people.
A melancholic and funny debut novel about people who tend to follow the herd but still want to be noticed.
A young woman in search of meaning is inspired by the wanderings of a Japanese monk from the nineteenth century.
A novel about art, about cycling, but perhaps above all a story about the fear of an insignificant life.
Petra Thijs grants us a glimpse behind the scenes in the art world, with the remarkable life story of the life model for Edouard Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l'herbe.
Hannes Dedeurwaerder's semi-autobiographical debut novel about his upbringing in the Pentecostal community is an unusual glimpse into an otherwise closed world.
Corinne Heyrman wrote a gripping novel about mental fragility.
