The trigger for this conversation about the destructive power of greed and capitalism is Danish author Asta Olivia Nordenhof's magnificent novel Money to Burn (Dutch title: Geld als water). English spoken.

Money to Burn is the first part of a novel project as impressive as it is daring, the kick-off of a seven-part series, the second part of which, The Devil's Book, will be published in January 2025. Each volume will be linked to the for-profit fire on the cruise ship the Scandinavian Star in 1990, in which 159 people lost their lives.

Dario Goldbach, in his debut novel De man die alles had (The Man Who Had Everything, 2023), takes readers on a world tour of the excesses of capitalism. And writer and theatre-maker Marjolijn van Heemstra describes how the human urge to colonise is no longer limited to other countries, but also extends to other planets.

Moderator Roos van Rijswijk will lead the discussion and use the authors' books to explore this topic in more depth. Does capitalism have a future or is the moment of the bubble bursting near?

Money to Burn is curated for Writers Unlimited Festival 2025 by Ilonka Reintjens.

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