Patrick DeWitt – The Sisters brothers
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
Category: Engelstalige literatuur
George Orwell – Animal farm
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,
John Steinbeck – Of mice and men
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
J.D. Salinger – Raise high the roof beam, carpenters and Seymour: An introduction
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
Dave Eggers – Zeitoun
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
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – The thing around your neck
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
David Mitchell – Cloud atlas
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
Denis Johnson – Train dreams
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
William Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet
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
Alan Bennett – The uncommon reader
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