'Aleksandra' by Lisa Weeda: Little People as Pawns in Politics
Lisa Weeda's excellent debut novel tells the story of a divided Cossack family.
Results for “debut novel”
10 Results'Stenen Eten' by Koen Caris: Escape From a Suffocating Village
In his debut novel, Koen Caris exposes just how difficult it is to be left behind, especially in an oppressive, village setting.
'Weerlicht' by Jante Wortel: Wrestling With Obsessive Compulsions
In her debut novel, Jante Wortel paints a stark portrait of a teenager whose family is held in the grip of her OCD.
‘De bakvis’ by Nadia de Vries: Escaping Invisibility
Nadia de Vries has written an angsty debut about a young woman afraid of remaining in the shadows.
‘De hemel is altijd paars’ by Sholeh Rezazadeh: From the Outside Looking In
This debut is a dreamy novel about the love of trees and the loneliness of surviving in a new country.
‘De man van het licht’ by Katrien Scheir: Caught in a Sophisticated Trap
In her debut novel, Katrien Scheir portrays the often very difficult position of women in a #MeToo situation.
‘De Randen’ by Angelo Tijssens: A Desperate Search for Affection
In pared-back prose, Angelo Tijssens tells the story of a gay man’s laborious search for a speck of love and affection.
‘Het begin en zijn oneindigheid’ by Corinne Heyrman: The Right to Be Vulnerable, to Be Different
Corinne Heyrman wrote a gripping novel about mental fragility.
‘Nachtbloeiers’ by Ananda Serné: Searching for an Anchor
In her debut novel, Ananda Serné seizes upon a badly sleeping woman's search for footing to gently wake up the reader herself.
‘Schaduwlicht’ by Petra Thijs: Ode to a Painter’s Model
Petra Thijs grants us a glimpse behind the scenes in the art world, with the remarkable life story of the life model for Edouard Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l'herbe.
