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Patrick DeWitt – The Sisters brothers
15 July 201327 April 2020 Casper

Patrick DeWitt – The Sisters brothers

Engelstalige literatuur

Two men on horses. One light-footed horse called Nimble, one ill-fated horse called Tub. Of the men, one drinks too much brandy, the other worries

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George Orwell – Animal farm
21 May 20136 May 2020 Casper

George Orwell – Animal farm

Engelstalige literatuur

George Orwell is a steady fixture among my favourite authors, ever since I started reading English books. Slowly, I’m working my way through his oeuvre,

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John Steinbeck – Of mice and men
9 May 20136 May 2020 Casper

John Steinbeck – Of mice and men

Engelstalige literatuur

It’s good to have some books you can return to. Books that have a certain atmosphere that’s familiar and that welcome you back. Where have

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J.D. Salinger – Raise high the roof beam, carpenters and Seymour: An introduction
26 April 20136 May 2020 Casper

J.D. Salinger – Raise high the roof beam, carpenters and Seymour: An introduction

Engelstalige literatuur

A strange cat, this J.D. Salinger. Notorious recluse and author of a small, but highly acclaimed body of work. Perpetually famous for, of course, The

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Dave Eggers – Zeitoun
15 April 20136 May 2020 Casper

Dave Eggers – Zeitoun

Engelstalige literatuur

I live on an island, within the city of Amsterdam. In front and at the back there is water, and, when it rains, water is

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – The thing around your neck
8 April 201320 April 2020 Casper

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – The thing around your neck

Afrikaanse literatuur, Engelstalige literatuur, Korte verhalen

Short story collections are ideal to read alongside other, bigger books. Whenever an empty half hour presents itself you can squeeze in a quick short

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David Mitchell – Cloud atlas
31 March 20136 June 2020 Casper

David Mitchell – Cloud atlas

Engelstalige literatuur, Favorieten

If we compare literature to a landscape I feel like I’ve just climbed Mont Blanc. Not quite the Himalayan heights of Ulysses or Remembrance of

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Denis Johnson – Train dreams
10 March 201315 May 2020 Casper

Denis Johnson – Train dreams

Engelstalige literatuur

I understand why readers of Stoner often refer to Train dreams as another favourite. Both books tell the story of one man’s life; normal men

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William Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet
20 February 201315 May 2020 Casper

William Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet

Engelstalige literatuur, Theater

Why would anybody read Shakespeare? This is a question I always ask myself whenever I open one of those world famous plays. Shouldn’t you just

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Alan Bennett – The uncommon reader
17 February 20137 June 2020 Casper

Alan Bennett – The uncommon reader

Engelstalige literatuur

Struck down with a cold one evening, unable to focus on the complexity of Shakespeare, I reached for something lighter and came upon Alan Bennett’s

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