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Esther Gerritsen

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Esther Gerritsen (1972) is a Dutch novelist, columnist and screenwriter. Since her 2000 debut with Bevoorrecht bewustzijn (Privileged Consciousness), Gerritsen has been considered one of the best authors in the Netherlands and makes regular appearances on radio programs and at international literary festivals such as Litquake and Wordfest.

Her novels Superduif (Superdove, 2010), Dorst (Craving, 2012), Roxy (2014) and De Trooster (The Comforter, 2018) were all shortlisted for the Libris Literature Prize. In 2005 she was awarded the BNG prize for her second novel Normale dagen (Ordinary Days, 2005) and in 2014 she was awarded the Frans Kellendonk prize for her body of work. Gerritsen writes a popular weekly column in the VPRO TV guide and she ...more

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	Broer 3.01 avg rating — 1,862 ratings — published 2016 — 15 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
	Dorst 3.24 avg rating — 1,134 ratings — published 2012 — 24 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
	De trooster 3.34 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	Roxy by Esther Gerritsen (Goodreads Author), Michelle Hutchison (Translator) 3.01 avg rating — 821 ratings — published 2016 — 12 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
	De terugkeer 3.53 avg rating — 504 ratings — 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
	Superduif 3.51 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	De kleine miezerige god 3.22 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Normale dagen 3.47 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2005 — 6 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
	TussenEenPersoon 3.45 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Ik ben vaak heel kort dom 3.70 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2013 — 3 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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“Hij is mooi he?' Ze stond nu naast hem aan de andere zijde.
'Ja, hij is heel mooi.' Ze glimlachte naar me terwijl ze over zijn haar streek. Ik glimlachte terug.
'Mijn jongen', zei ze en ze bleef over zijn haar strijken.
Ik wist net als zij dat ze bij leven al jaren niet meer over zijn haar had mogen strijken en ik dacht dat het vreselijk moest zijn om een moeder te zijn.”
― Esther Gerritsen

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Welk boek gaan we in april 2021 lezen? (Een boek van een Vlaamse of Nederlandse auteur gepubliceerd in 2020)

Confettiregen van Splinter Chabot - 344 pagina's

25 votes, 20.3%

Finse dagen van Herman Koch - 308 pagina's

13 votes, 10.6%

Wildevrouw van Jeroen Olyslaegers - 416 pagina's

12 votes, 9.8%

Licht in de tunnel van Marc de Hond - 248 pagina's

9 votes, 7.3%

De crèche van Elle van Rijn - 334 pagina's

9 votes, 7.3%

Revolusi. Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld van David Van Reybrouck - 640 pagina's

7 votes, 5.7%

De ontdekking van Urk van Matthias M.R. Declercq - 320 pagina's

7 votes, 5.7%

De terugkeer van Esther Gerritsen - 256 pagina's

7 votes, 5.7%

Oogst van Sien Volders - 220 pagina's

6 votes, 4.9%

Opgewekt naar de eindstreep: Het laatste geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 90 jaar van Hendrik Groen (deel 4 van de Hendrik Groen reeks) - 208 pagina's

6 votes, 4.9%

Viktor van Judith Fanto - 397 pagina's

5 votes, 4.1%

De goede immigrant: 23 visies op Nederland van Dipsaus - 199 pagina's

5 votes, 4.1%

Als Doden Dromen van Mel Hartman - 300 pagina's

4 votes, 3.3%

Zomerburen van Rianne Robben - 236 pagina's

3 votes, 2.4%

Min of meer opmerkelijke gebeurtenissen uit het leven van een treuzelaar van Cindy Hoetmer - 208 pagina's

2 votes, 1.6%

Ook mijn Holocaust. Een reisverslag van 6 dagen en 35 jaar van Maurits de Bruijn - 220 pagina's

2 votes, 1.6%

Een huis in Engeland van Maarten Asscher - 238 pagina's

1 vote, 0.8%

123 total votes

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