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Recap: War or peace: Sasha Filipenko and Mikhail Sjisjkin in conversation with Eva Hartog
Writers Series - May 2024
'It hurts to be Russian.' So begins dissident Mikhail Shishkin, son of a Ukrainian mother and a Russian father, the book he had to write when war was declared on Ukraine. In " My Russia " (to be released on April 23, 2024), translated from German by …
read moreEva Hartog, Michaïl Sjisjkin, Sasja Filipenko
Between East and West: A postcolonial journey of discovery with Alfred Birney and Ellen Deckwitz
Writers Series - April 2024
In this episode of the Writers Series, Alfred Birney , author of, among others, '' De tolk van Java'' (The Interpreter of Java), will go into conversation with Ellen Deckwitz about his new book, ''Zwerfpost" ( Wandering Mail). This book is a …
read moreAlfred Birney, Dewi de Nijs Bik, Ellen Deckwitz
Charles Lewinsky on his latest novel Half Beard and the art of storytelling.
Writers Series - March 2024
Charles Lewinsky , known for his novel The Fate of the Meijer Family, is a storyteller pur sang. His latest novel Halfbeard (Halbbart, translated by Elly Schippers)is an ode to the art of storytelling. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen …
read moreCharles Lewinsky, Elly Schippers, Maria Vlaar, Myron Hamming
Interview with writer and journalist Tatjana Almuli on being fat
Writers Series - February 2024
Tatjana Almuli was the interview guest of The Lighthouse/De Haagse Hogeschool and Writers Unlimited on Tuesday afternoon, 27 February 2024. The interview is Dutch-spoken. Tatjana writes for the Dutch newspapers and magazines like Het Parool, ELLE, …
read moreHeera Dijk, Tatjana Almuli
China through the eyes of a new Generation
Writers Series - February 2024
In this episode of the Writers Series, Zhang Yueran one of the most influential Chinese writers of our time, went into conversation with Sun Li , author of De zoetzure smaak van dromen (The Sweet and Sour Taste of Dreams). Both writers explored …
read moreSun Li, Willem van den Dool, Zhang Yueran
Ode to Remco Campert & The Hague Literary Prizes Ceremony
Writers Unlimited 2024
To grandly celebrate the life and work of Remco Campert, an ode to him took place on the final day of the 2024 Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival The Hague, preceding the award ceremony of The Hague Literature Prizes. The event was …
read moreAad Meinderts, Alma Mathijsen, Anjet Daanje, Benjamin Herman, Blue Moon, Corrie van Binsbergen, Ellen ten Damme, Jan Kuijper, Judith Uyterlinde, Kees 't Hart, Kees van Kooten, Lucky Fonz III, Maartje Meijer, Marjoleine de Vos, Mirjam van Hengel, Ramsey Nasr, Ronelda S. Kamfer, Rozalie Hirs, Saskia Bruines, Tjibbe Veldkamp, Tomas Lieske
Shaved Ice and Afrodance - Zindzi Zevenbergen and Precious Alvares (10+)
Writers Unlimited 2024
First the adventurous story about the first shaved-ice vendor in Suriname, then letting loose in an Afrodance workshop led by one of the best African street style dancers of The Netherlands: Precious Alvares, winner of the Red Bull Dance Your Style …
read morePrecious Alvares, Tirsa With, Zindzi Zevenbergen
De Volkskrant Leesclub Live on Remco Campert's oeuvre
Writers Unlimited 2024
De Volkskrant Leesclub Live focused on the diverse oevre of Remco Campert, especially his novel Het satijnen hart ( The Satin Heart ), and allowed the audience to get their questions answered by an amazing writers' panel of expert enthusiasts: Jan …
read moreBert Wagendorp, Frank van Bommel, Frans van Deursen, Frederique van Rijn, Jan Mulder, Mark Nieuwenhuis, Mirjam van Hengel, Wilma de Rek
Everything You Never Asked About Adoption
Writers Unlimited 2024
In Everything you never asked about Adoption , journalist Sharid Alles spoke with writer Ennatu Domingo about her book Burnt Eucalyptus Wood , her quest for answers to her questions about identity, and her connection with her birthplace, Ethiopia. …
read moreEnnatu Domingo, Eva Cleven, Sharid Alles