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Rutger Lemm

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Rutger Lemm (1985) schrijft sinds zijn achttiende voor onder meer Spunk, nrc.next, NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant, Vrij Nederland en De Standaard. Hij is oprichter en ex-hoofdredacteur van het online tijdschrift hard//hoofd en voormalig lid van Comedytrain. Daarnaast bedenkt hij grappen voor Dit Was Het Nieuws.

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Average rating: 3.53 · 151 ratings · 19 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Een Grootse Mislukking 3.42 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sfinx: dertien essays over de man by Maartje Laterveer (Editor), Mohammed Benzakour, Maurits de Bruijn 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Tale of Love and Darkness

by Amos Oz

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Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative

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