Maurits de Bruijn

(The Netherlands, 1984) wrote the novels Broer (Brother) and De achterkant van de zon (The Back of the Sun). In 2020, he published his non-fiction debut Ook mijn Holocaust (Also My Holocaust) and in 2022, he compiled the collection Op de sofa with vulnerable and moving stories by thirteen writers about their experiences with therapy. He is also editor of art magazine Mister Motley. His novel Man maakt stuk (Man Smashes, 2024) is a daring story about taking up space, masculinity and queerness in society and in art: artist David has to live with a group of men who gather under his window night after night. The group deprives him of his peace, but he also takes something back - with disastrous consequences.