Following @Kalalalatja @julesG and @Simona I‘ll post a few local authors for some Dutch inspiration for the ones participating in #ReadingEurope2020. 🇱🇺🇱🇺
Below I‘ll tag some favorites, but of course there‘s always Herman Koch too 😀
BarbaraBB This is a quiet book about Dutch rural areas where a father and son live together on a small farm![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
The Twin 5y
The TwinBarbaraBB Another about fathers and sons but this time set in Amsterdam and with a lot of twists.A Father's Affair 5y
A Father's AffairBarbaraBB One about an old Dutch man who emigrated to Canada year‘s before. His memories get lost because of Altzeimer‘s. Heartbreaking. An all-time favoriteOut of mind 5y
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BarbaraBB All Hermans‘ books are excellent. This one is my favorite and set in WWIIThe Darkroom of Damocles 5y
The Darkroom of DamoclesBarbaraBB Arnon Grunberg is very popular. I‘m not much of a fan but this one is good.Tirza (edited) 5y
TirzaBarbaraBB A classic. About WWII and Indonesia, a Dutch colony at the time. Very poignant. You can‘t go wrong with Brouwers either.Sunken Red 5y
Sunken RedBarbaraBB This one may be my favorite ever. It‘s the story of a woman who knows what she wants in 19th century The Hague. It reminded me of Wharton, Austen and Dickens.Eline Vere 5y
Eline VereBarbaraBB Anna Enquist writes stories like poetry. I hope her sentences are as good when translated. Great plot too.The Masterpiece 5y
The MasterpieceAceOnRoam This is excellent, thanks @BarbaraBB 5y
BarbaraBB @AceOnRoam I hope you will join next year‘s challenge! 😘 5y
KT1432 Oooh I took a screenshot of this! These titles sound interesting! 5y
BarbaraBB @lele1432 Does that mean you‘re joining too? I hope so! 💕 5y
Kalalalatja Eline Vere sounds perfect! Thanks for putting it on my radar 👏 5y
BarbaraBB @Kalalalatja It was originally published as a feuilleton in the newspaper, so it consists of short chapters all with a sort of cliffhanger. It‘s soooo good! 5y
Librarybelle Awesome! 5y
LeeRHarry Thanks ! I think I have Herman Koch‘s The Dinner somewhere so I may read that one 😊 5y
KT1432 Yes I‘d love to join! 5y
batsy This great! Thank you all for the suggestions @Kalalalatja @julesG @Simona (And now I really wish Litsy has a way for us to save certain posts...) 5y
batsy @BarbaraBB Glad to hear there's a book about twins that's quiet and calm, very different from twins we've encountered via NYRB... 😂 5y
Freespirit Wow this is such a great post! Thank you I shall look out for some of these books😊 5y
erzascarletbookgasm @batsy I hear you! Meanwhile we have to be content with screenshots! And 😂 on the twins! 5y
BarbaraBB @lele1432 Thanks for signing up! Very happy to have you! 5y
BarbaraBB @batsy @erzascarletbookgasm I had to think about that immediately too 😉 5y
BarbaraBB @Freespirit You‘re very welcome. I hope they‘ll be easily available! 🤞 5y
CarolynM Thank you, that will be helpful.😘 5y
jveezer I really liked the Twin! First Dutch author I read, off the top of my head. 5y
AnneCecilie Thanks for the tips. I might read one of these. 5y
BarbaraBB @BookishTrish Here are some Dutch favorites of mine. In the comments above I describe them. I have a lot more of course. If you have a specific genre or subject you like I can help you! 5y
BarbaraBB @saresmoore Here are some of my favorite books set in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 5y
BarbaraBB @JennyM @Tanisha_A Here are some books translated from Dutch that I can recommend. I describe them above in the comments. One I forgot but is really worth reading too isWar and Turpentine: A novel (edited) 4y
War and Turpentine: A novelJennyM @BarbaraBB @Tanisha_A this is so great! Thanks ever so much! Xx 4y
Tanisha_A This is fantastic! Thanks @BarbaraBB for recco, and thanks @JennyM for starring this conversation. 😘 4y
