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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The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Vincent Van Gogh EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
A new selection of Vincent Van Gough's letters, based on an entirely new translation, revealing his religious struggles, his fascination with the French Revolution, his search for love and his involvement in humanitarian causes.
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The Loser by Thomas Bernhard EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Thomas Bernhard was one of the most original writers of the twentieth century. His formal innovation ranks with Beckett and Kafka, his outrageously cantankerous voice recalls Dostoevsky, but his gift for lacerating, lyrical, provocative prose is incomparably his own.One of Bernhard's most acclaimed novels, The Loser centers on a fictional relationship between piano virtuoso Glenn Gould and two of his fellow students who feel compelled to renounce their musical ambitions in the face of Gould's incomparable genius. One commits suicide, while the other-- the obsessive, witty, and self-mocking nar... continue
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The Lost Art of Doing Nothing: How the Dutch Unwind with Niksen by Maartje Willems EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
“The best thing about niksen is the absence of a goal. It doesn’t serve a purpose, but it’s wonderful.” Don’t you think it’s time for a break? Plagued—as we are!—by nonstop pings and notifications, we have lost the knack of zoning out. Kicking back. Slacking off. Even when pandemic-induced lockdowns forcibly cleared our calendars, many who thought I’m free! filled their days with Netflix and doomscrolling. How can we reclaim our free time (planned or not) to truly rest and reset? The Dutch have it figured out: with niksen. Perhaps their best-kept lifestyle secret, niksen is the art of doing, w... continue
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The Opposite of a Person by Lieke Marsman EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
If people were evil, and I wished to be good, then I had to�make sure that I was the opposite of a person.
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The Rider by Tim Krabb, Tim Krabbe EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
The classic bicycle road racing book first published in 1978 chronicles a 150-kilometer European road race and its competitors in vivid, realistic detail. Reprint.
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1⁄4 Years Old by Hendrik Groen EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
A #1 international bestseller in the vein of Fredrik Bachman's A Man Called Ove: an irresistible, funny, charming, and tender-hearted tale about friendship, love, and an old man who is young at heart. "FUNNY AND FRANK...A STORY WITH A GREAT DEAL OF HEART."--Graeme Simsion, New York Times bestselling author of THE ROSIE PROJECT Technically speaking, Hendrik Groen is....elderly. But at age 83 1/4, this feisty, indomitable curmudgeon has no plans to go out quietly. Bored of weak tea and potted geraniums, exasperated by the indignities of aging, Hendrik has decided to rebel--on his own terms. He b... continue
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals : Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost—who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs—decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati. He was restless and lacked direction, and the idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. He should have known better. The Sex Lives of Cannibals tells the hilarious story of what happens when Troost discovers that Tarawa is not the island paradise he... continue
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The Sisters of Auschwitz : The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory by Roxane van Iperen EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper who joined the Dutch Resistance, helped save dozen of lives, were captured by the Nazis, and ultimately survived the Holocaust. Eight months after Germany's invasion of Poland, the Nazis roll into The Netherlands, expanding their reign of brutality to the Dutch. But by the Winter of 1943, resistance is growing. Among those fighting their brutal Nazi occupiers are two Jewish sisters, Janny and Lien Brilleslijper from Amsterdam. Risking arrest and death, the sisters help save others, sheltering the... continue
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The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
It was intended for children, and of course much of the science is hopelessly out of date, but this ambitious, even audacious attempt to offer an overview of the entirety of human history remains a breathtaking work today. A 1921 bestseller, The Story of Mankind won the first Newbery Medal in 1922, and it is no wonder: the book-which begins with the origin of life itself on our planet and the arrival of the earliest protohumans on the scene and ends with The Last Fifty Years, Including Several Explanations and an Apology-is abundant with an offbeat charm and packed with the author's own beauti... continue
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The Tree and the Vine by Dola De Jong EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
A lesbian love story set during the Nazi occupation in Holland.