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21 December 2009
Column: Merry Christmas

It’s that time of the year again in The Netherlands, the results of the vote for The Word of the Year have just been announced. And the winner is: unfriend. Find out more

5 December 2009
Column: On Writing a Novel

From time to time you meet one when walking down the street: a typical character for a novel. Often my attention is caught by the looks of the would-be persona. For example, I think someone has the face of a gravedigger and a story is born there and then.

Other times you realise that a relative or acquaintance has just the right attributes you’re looking for in this case it is not their looks but rather their character that interests me. I cannot wait until I can begin writing from their perspective.

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12 December 2009
Column: Hydrogen Man

‘The true cause is not the increasing production of CO2, but the growth of the world’s population,’ I replied to the ‘Hydrogen Man’ as he asked my opinion about the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen when I met him in the street.

I looked at the street packed with people busy with doing their shopping and whispered: ‘The human race is a plague.’

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News

Yugoslav Requiem in the Poetry Library
17 December 2009
We are pleased to announce that Yugoslav Requiem has been acquired by the Poetry Library
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Gerard Reve (1923-2006) speaks from beyond the grave
02 December 2009
‘Let us no longer express ourselves in the local vernacular, but rather make sure our work sees the light of day in, for example, the English language.’
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Successful Launch of Engel
18 December 2009
Many people joined us last Saturday to celebrate the launch of Engel, Arnold Jansen op de Haar’s new novel.
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