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Yael van der Wouden

Born

Tel Aviv, Israel

Website

https://yaelvanderwouden.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

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Yael van der Wouden is a writer and teacher. She currently lectures in creative writing and comparative literature in the Netherlands. Her essay on Dutch identity and Jewishness, On (Not) Reading Anne Frank, has received a notable mention in The Best American Essays 2018. The Safekeep is her debut novel and was acquired in hotly-contested nine-way auctions in both the UK and the US. Rights have sold in a further twelve countries. In 2024 it was longlisted for the Booker Prize.

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Average rating: 4.05 · 154,008 ratings · 22,395 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Safekeep 4.05 avg rating — 153,578 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	De goede immigrant: 23 visies op Nederland by Anousha Nzume (Editor), Ebissé Wakija-Rouw (Editor), Mariam El Maslouhi (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Vlucht / Dans / Vondst by Daphne Huisden, Yael van der Wouden, Simone Atangana Bekono 3.47 avg rating — 75 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
	Ripple Effect: A Collection of Fiction and Art by N. Apythia Morges (Editor), Tamila J. Ritter (Editor), Charie D. La Marr (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	The Safekeep really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	A casa das memórias by Yael van der Wouden, Luiza Marcondes (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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