Contemporary fiction books from Netherlands
Recommended contemporary fiction books (13)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Netherlands for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Casa de verano con piscina by Herman Koch ES
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Een arts begaat een medische fout, die misschien geen fout is maar opzet.
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Da waren's nur noch zwei by Mel Wallis de Vries DE
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
Kurz vor Weihnachten: Die vier Freundinnen Kim, Feline, Abby und Pippa möchten zusammen ein paar Tage Urlaub machen. Doch kaum sind sie in dem einsam gelegenen Ferienhaus angekommen, fängt es an zu schneien - und hört nicht mehr auf. Die vier sitzen fest, das nächste Ferienhaus ist kilometerweit entfernt und das Mobilfunknetz funktioniert nicht mehr. Auf engstem Raum werden die Spannungen zwischen den Mädchen immer deutlicher, denn jede von ihnen hat etwas zu verbergen. Als sie Spuren im Schnee entdecken, kommt die Angst auf, dass jemand sie beobachten könnte.
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Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
'Many astute observations about loneliness [and] class attitudes... very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish Independent'Joyful, tender, and strangely relatable . . . With sharp, playful prose, Veldman tells a story in equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny MustardThis is a story of girl meets printer. A customer service assistant spends her long workdays printing letters. Her one friend is the printer and, in the dark confines of her office, she begins to open up to him, talking about her fears, her past, her hopes and dreams. To her, it seems l... continue
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Summer Brother by Jaap Robben EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
In this honest, tender account of brotherly love, thirteen-year-old Brian is tasked with caring for his disabled older brother.
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The Death of Murat Idrissi by Tommy Wieringa EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
They had no idea, when they arrived in Morocco, that their usual freedoms as young European women would not be available. So, when the spry Saleh presents himself as their guide and saviour, they embrace his offer. He extracts them from a tight space, only to lead them inexorably into an even tighter one.
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The Detour by Gerbrand Bakker EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE 2013 A Dutch woman rents a remote farm in rural Wales. She says her name is Emilie. She is a lecturer doing some research, and sets about making the farmhouse more homely. When she arrives there are ten geese living in the garden but one by one they disappear. Perhaps it's the work of a local fox. She has fled from an unbearable situation having recently confessed to an affair with one of her students. In Amsterdam, her stunned husband forms a strange partnership with a detective who agrees to help him trace her. They board the ferry to Hull on C... continue
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This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp EN
Country: Europe / Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
One of Paste Magazine's Best Books of the Decade The #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback, with special bonus content Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun... 10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03: The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05: Someone starts shooting. In 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as t... continue