Allard Schröder
made his debut in 1989 with the novel De gave van Luxuria (Luxuria's Gift). This was followed two years later by De muziek van de zwarte toetsen (The Music of the Black Keys). With Raaf (Raven), Schröder found a wider audience. The stories in Het pak van Kleindienst (Kleindienst's Suit) is situated along varying moments in history. The atmosphere is menacing and mysterious. In his novel Grover Schröder looks into a number of essential questions of life. De Hydrograaf (The Hydrographer) was awarded the AKO literature prize and is a curious novel in which the patterns of the sea reflect those of love. In 2005 the novel Favonius appeared and early 2006 the collection of essays Nieuwe tijden (Modern Times) was published.
Past events
In search of the soul. Part 3: Art
Writer Allard Schröder, visual artist Theo Jansen and composer Klaas de Vries go in search of the enchantment or disenchantment of art. Presented by Michaël Zeeman. Dutch spoken.
Gulliver's New Travels
Nukila Amal (Indonesia), Rustum Kozain (South Africa), Atte Jongstra and Allard Schröder wrote Gulliver's New Travels and perform this contemporary version, directed by Carel Alphenaar, followed by an interview by Bas Heijne. English spoken.
