Dutch contemporary fiction

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Freetown by Otto de Kat (transl. Laura Watkinson): Chasing the past

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When I spotted Freetown in the schedules, I put up my hand straight away. I’d come across Otto de Kat’s name several times, registering that he was probably an author whose writing would appeal, but somehow never getting around to reading anything by him. This beautiful, contemplative novella explores the lives and memories of Maria […]

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The Boy by Wytske Versteeg (transl. by Sarah Welling): Not one of us

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If you’re looking for a bit of escapism in the wake of the worrying upheavals in the big wide world over the past few months, best look elsewhere. Billed as a psychological thriller, Wytske Versteeg’s novel is an unsettling study of what can happen to vulnerable children even when adults have the best intentions for

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