Popular Dutch Titles, Spring 2005

De dochter
Durlacher, Jessica | Dut FIC D
A young man meets a young woman in the house of Anne Frank; they immediately conclude that they belong together, but she disappears and the reason is shocking. Fiction.
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De hemel ziet blauw van de dagen: mijn leven
Koedijk, Sijtje van | Dut B Koedijk
The autobiography of a remarkable woman, mother of four children, her marriages and their lives in Indonesia.
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De jeugdzonde
Faber, Basha | Dut FIC F
The loss of his job and successful career causes a 50-year-old manager to alienate his family. An unusual novel set in an international business scene coupled with a family drama.
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De nieuwe brug
Ijlander, Gijs | Dut FIC I
The protagonist reflects on his marriage and parenthood after his wife’s death. A novel about guilt and penance by a prize-winning author.
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De oesters van Nam Kee
Beijnum, Kees van | Dut FIC B
In a prison in Normandy, the protagonist reflects on his life, which was full of lies and misdeeds, yet he experienced a remarkable love for Thera. The author’s previous works have been translated and some made into a movie.
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De verdrijving uit de hel
Menasse, Robert | Dut FIC M
This historical novel set in Amsterdam in the 17th century vividly depicts the persecution of the Jewish population that took refuge from the Spanish Inquisition, translated from the German: "Die Vertreibung aus der Hoelle."
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De verzamelaar op reis
Buch, Boudewijn | Dut 910.4 B
An unusual travel book by a prolific writer who only visits places where tourists never go.
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De vroum die alles had
Beijnum, Kees van | Dut FIC B
On the eve of leaving for the south of France to make a movie, Claire is confronted by her son, fresh out of prison. Fiction.
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Docher van Eva
Slee, Carry | Dut FIC S
This novel describes the world of grown-ups as seen by a child who reflects on her puberty and leaving home in search of her identity and a new mother.
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Geheel de uwe
Palmen, Connie | Dut FIC P
Women of different backgrounds talk about their relationships with a charmer; resulting in a touching novel.
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Ik heet Anne, zei ze, Anne Frank: herinneringen van Jacqueline van Maarsen
Maarsen, Jacqueline van | Dut B Frank M
Recollections of the author who in 1940 is considered to be Jewish by the Nazi occupiers (her father was Jewish, her mother Catholic), she met Anne Frank in a Jewish school during World War II in the Netherlands.
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Kathy’s dochter
Krabbe, Tim | Dut FIC K
This novel, set in the dunes of Holland, describes the passionate love the protagonist has for a young woman.
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Lydia
Vos, Cor | Dut FIC V
A would-be writer and dreamer leaves Amsterdam for Portugal where he meets Lydia. A novel of reality and dreams, love and ambition.
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Max & The City: het New York van Max Westerman
Westerman, Max | Dut 917.471 W
Forty brief essays that portray with humor and passion the author's fascination with New York and its inhabitants.
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Siegfried; een zwarte idylle
Mulisch, Harry | Dut FIC M
In this novel an internationally acclaimed writer captures the Nazi mentality with sarcastic humor in depicting the life of Siegfried, Hitler's fictitious son.
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