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113 popular dutch books
Travel the world without leaving your chair. 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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Love Life : A Novel by Ray Kluun EN

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Winner of the Dutch NS Publiek Book of the Year Prize. “A raw, moving and shameless ode to love.” —Daily Mirror Dan and Carmen have it all, it seems: They are young, rich, good-looking, satisfied in their work and love life, and are the parents of a beautiful three-year-old daughter. When Carmen is diagnosed with breast cancer, Dan is unable to cope with her illness and the changes this brings to their happy, yuppie family life. While the beautiful and optimistic Carmen submits to chemotherapy and eventually a mastectomy, hedonistic Dan tries to find solace with his buddies and in several flin... continue

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Mama's Last Hug : Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves by Frans de Waal EN

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A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions. Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama’s Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals. Mama’s Last Hug begins with the death of Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Wh... continue

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Mary oder die Geburt von Frankenstein : Roman by Anne Eekhout DE

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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Schweiz, 1816. Ein Vulkanausbruch in Indonesien hüllt ganz Europa in Asche und Wolken. Die achtzehnjährige Mary und ihr Geliebter Percy Bysshe Shelley besuchen Lord Byron am Genfer See. Sie verbringen verregnete, weinselige Abende vor dem Kamin. An einem der Abende fordert Byron sie auf, eine Geistergeschichte zu schreiben. Mary erinnert sich sofort an einen früheren Sommer ... Schottland, 1812. Als Gast der Familie Baxter kommt Mary nach Dundee und freundet sich mit der jungen Isabella Baxter an. Schon bald streifen die beiden Mädchen stundenlang durch Felder und Wäl... continue

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Mei by Anna Enquist (pseud. van C. Widlund-Broer.) NL

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
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A collection of short stories in Dutch by one of the best Dutch authors.

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Midnight Blue : A Novel by Simone van der Vlugt EN

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From Simone Van Der Vlugt comes her European bestselling novel of a young woman's rise as a painter in Holland's Golden Age—perfect for readers of The Miniaturist, Tulip Fever, and Girl with a Pearl Earring. Amsterdam 1654: against the backdrop of Holland's Golden Age, a dangerous secret threatens to destroy a young widow's new life. Following the sudden death of her husband, twenty-five-year old Catrin leaves her small village and takes a job as a housekeeper to the successful Van Nulandt merchant family. Amsterdam is a city at the peak of its powers: science and art are flourishing in the Go... continue


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Minoes by Annie M.G. Schmidt NL

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Juffrouw Minoes was vroeger poes. Ze spint, krabt, geeft kopjes en houdt nog steeds van vogeltjes. En ook al is ze nu een gewoon meisje, toch zingt ze af en toe nog de mauw-mauw-song en spreekt ze nog prima `kats . Dat laatste komt haar baas Tibbe, die in een krant schrijft, goed van pas. Via de katten-persdienst komt hij heel wat verborgen en geheime zaken te weten. Dat geeft natuurlijk grote moeilijkheden... Minoes is een betoverend boek, dat bekroond is met een Zilveren Griffel. Het is vertaald in het Frans, Duits, Engels, Spaans, Catalaans, Italiaans, Noors, Zweeds, IJslands, Grieks, Hebre... continue

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Mother Dear : A Thriller by Nova Lee Maier EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
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There's only one thing worse than doing the unthinkable: what you're willing to do to hide it. Helen lives a decent, uncomplicated life. Satisfied in her career, she's raising three happy teenagers, and her family has the most envied house on the street. Admittedly, she's growing just a little disenchanted with her marriage to her workaholic husband, Werner. But that's nothing she can't fix. Then one day Helen comes home to something completely unexpected that threatens to shatter her carefully cultivated world. For disaffected, young petty criminals Ralf and Brian, it was a scheme to make som... continue

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My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen EN

Rating: 5 (4 votes)
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In a world where the dead can wake and walk among us, what is truly real? Roos Beckman has a spirit companion only she can see. Ruth—strange, corpse-like, and dead for centuries—is the only good thing in Roos’ life, which is filled with sordid backroom séances organized by her mother. That is, until wealthy young widow Agnes Knoop attends one of these séances and asks Roos to come live with her at the crumbling estate she inherited upon the death of her husband. The manor is unsettling, but the attraction between Roos and Agnes is palpable. So how does someon... continue


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