Peter Buwalda

(Brussels, 1971) made his debut as novelist in 2010 with Bonita Avenue which became a best seller. Buwalda describes the demise of a family against the backdrop of the fireworks disaster in Enschede in 2000. The novel was awarded with five prizes and was translated into eighteen languages. Since then, Buwalda works on his second novel that will be published Fall 2018. Additionally he writes columns for Dutch national newspaper de Volkskrant. In 2017 he published a collection of these columns titled De kleine voeten van Lowell George (The Small Feet of Lowell George).

Peter Buwalda
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Past events

14 September 2026 16:12-16:12 hrs

Winternachten Lecture by Hanan Al-Shaykh

19 January 2018 20:00-20:40 hrs Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

The Netherlands on the Sofa: Peter Buwalda

A country goes to see the psychiatrist! The writer and columnist plays the role of The Netherlands, between happiness and anxiety.