‘Wat wij nalaten’ (What We Leave Behind, 2025 Uitgeverij Doornwater), a moving family story inspired by true events that took place during World War II, also received much praise and was nominated for the Boon Literature Prize. Watch the book’s Dutch-language video trailer here by pressing the “Play” button.
Lord of Formosa
Lord of Formosa is an epic historical novel, closely based on the almost forgotten, true story surrounding the Dutch colonisation of seventeenth-century Taiwan. Watch the book’s English-language video trailer here by pressing the “Play” button.
Commandeur van de Kaap
Commandeur van de Kaap tells the story of Simon van der Stel, commander and later governor of the seventeenth-century Cape of Good Hope. Watch the book’s video trailer here by pressing the “Play” button.


