Books from Netherlands
113 popular dutch books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Netherlands.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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De lijst van Violet Sopjes by David Vlietstra NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Violet (11) besluit om dit schooljaar met elk kind in haar klas te spelen. Er zitten bijzondere types tussen haar klasgenootjes en ze maakt de vreemdste dingen mee. Dan ontdekt ze dat er een dringender probleem is dan het afwerken van de klassenlijst... Met illustraties in bicolor. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.
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De meisjes van De Goede Herder by Christel Don NL
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Almelo, 1948. José wordt door haar oom naar een tehuis van de zusters van de Goede Herder gestuurd om haar te beschermen tegen haar gewelddadige vader. Eenmaal binnen krijgt ze een andere naam, gaan alle deuren op slot en mag ze niet met de andere meisjes praten. Ze wordt zes dagen per week gedwongen lange dagen te werken, onbetaald. Als ze zich verzet, wordt ze opgesloten in een cel. In ?De meisjes van De Goede Herder? volgt Christel Don meisjes die tussen 1860 en 1980 in een van de katholieke ?liefdesgestichten? van De Goede Herder terechtkwamen. Op beklemmende wijze doet Don verslag van de ... continue
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Een schitterend gebrek by Arthur Japin EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Lucia works as a servant girl in Italy and is engaged to be married. But after the pox disfigures her face, she flees in shame without telling her lover. Based on a woman who appeared briefly in Casanova's legendary diaries, Lucia emerges as a brilliant woman who becomes every bit his match. In Lucia's Eyes is an elegant and moving story of love denied and transformed.
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El Día de todas las almas by Cees Nooteboom ES
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Arthur Daane, un reportero neerlandes que ha perdido a su mujer y a su hijo en un tragico accidente aereo, vaga con una camara de video por un Berlin transfigurado por la nieve buscando imagenes para su pelicula, de momento solo fragmentos sin coherencia aparente. En esta ciudad tiene tres amigos: un intelectual, un artista y una cientifica, con quienes conversa elocuentemente sobre los pequenos detalles de la vida que le interesan. Un dia conoce a Elik, una mujer joven llena de secretos por la que Arthur siente una poderosa y oscura atraccion. Ella le hace el amor pero no le habla, ni le perm... continue
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El sobrino de Wittgenstein : una amistad by Thomas Bernhard ES
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Thomas Bernhard, durante una estancia en un sanatorio, profundizó su amistad con Paul Wittgenstein, hombre original, pintoresco y patético, un verdadero personaje de novela. En cuanto a su tío Ludwig, el mítico filósofo en cuya vida o leyenda se inspiraba Corrección, sólo aparece aquí como en hueco, como una ausencia muy marcada. Se ha dicho que mientras Ludwig llevó su filosofía al papel y no su locura, Paul era un loco porque reprimió su filosofía y no la publicó, exhibiendo sólo su locura.
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Escape Room by Maren Stoffels EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
There's no getting away from this unputdownable thriller about teens being held captive in an escape room where the stakes are all too real. Perfect for spooky season! All they need to do is get out. Alissa, Sky, Miles and Mint are ready for a night of fun at the Escape Room. It's simple. Choose their game. Get locked in a room. Find the clues. Solve the puzzles. And escape the room in 60 minutes. But what happens if the Game Master has no intention of letting them go? Underlined is a line of totally addictive romance, thriller, and horror paperback original titles coming to you fast and furio... continue
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Extinction by Thomas Bernhard EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
LRB BOOKSHOP'S AUTHOR OF THE MONTH ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019WITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY GEOFF DYER'If you haven't read Bernhard, you will not know of the most radical advance in fiction since Joyce ... My advice: dive in.' Lucy Ellmann'I absolutely love Bernhard: he is one of the darkest and funniest writers ... A must read for everybody.' Karl Ove KnausgaardFranz-Josef Murau is the intellectual black sheep of a powerful Austrian land-owning family. He now lives in Rome in self-imposed exile, surrounded by a coterie of artistic and intellectual friends. On returning from his sister'... continue
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Footsteps of Fate by Louis Couperus, Clara Bell, Edmund Gosse EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Couperus (1863-1923) is considered one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. This novel was originally published in 1890 and appeared in Clara Bell's English translation with an introduction by Edmund Gosse in the following year.