18 Top fiction books like Horrible tango by Jan Wolkers

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Horrible tango

By: Jan Wolkers

2.96

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

De vroege romans van Jan Wolkers worden door Meulenhoff uitgegeven in fraaie gebonden edities in de…

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Cover of The Enchanter by Vladimir Nabokov, Dmitri Nabokov

1. The Enchanter

By: Vladimir Nabokov , Dmitri Nabokov

3.61

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

Nabokov described this novella, written in Paris in 1939 but only published twenty years later, as … read more

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"She might be a little introverted, livelier of movement than of conversation, neither bashful nor forward, with a soul that seemed submerged, but in a radiant moistness. Opalescent on the surface but…"

-Vladimir Nabokov, The Enchanter

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2. The Procedure

By: Harry Mulisch , Paul Vincent

3.60

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Internationally renowned novelist Harry Mulisch's The Procedure is a haunting and fascinating novel… read more

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  • dutch literature
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3. Werther Nieland

By: Gerard Reve

3.51

Format: 97 pages, Hardcover

In Werther Nieland plaatst Reve de belevingswereld van een kind tegenover de onbegrijpelijke wereld… read more

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  • dutch literature
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Cover of Threepenny Novel by Christopher Isherwood, Bertolt Brecht, Desmond I. Vesey

4. Threepenny Novel

By: Christopher Isherwood , Bertolt Brecht , Desmond I. Vesey

3.79

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

Brecht's only novel is, of course, based on his own Threepenny Opera, which was itself based on Joh… read more

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5. Rituals

By: Cees Nooteboom , Adrienne Dixon

3.66

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

Inni knew that life was chaotic. He knew that there were two ways to live it. As he did, with indol… read more

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  • dutch literature
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"He thought that, unlike most people, he had simply refused to let himself be brainwashed by newspapers, television, eschatologies, and philosophies into believing that "in spite of everything" this w…"

-Cees Nooteboom, Rituals

"When Sartre says man has been thrown into the world, he is alone, there is no God, we are responsible for what we are, what we do, I say yes!" The affirmative echoed around the woods. The dog pricked…"

-Cees Nooteboom, Rituals

"«Lei, a quanto ho capito, è professore di teologia», continuò Taads, «e questa è dunque una conversazione puerile. Lei è pieno fino al collo di dogmatica, di scolastica, conosce le prove dell'esisten…"

-Cees Nooteboom, Rituals

"I could have forced myself to adapt," said Taads. "In this world the individual self is of such importance that it is allowed to become absorbed in itself and to grub around in its trivial personal h…"

-Cees Nooteboom, Rituals

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6. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more

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Cover of In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages by Hella S. Haasse, Anita Miller

7. In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages

By: Hella S. Haasse , Anita Miller

3.00

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

This novel exemplifies historical fiction at its best; the author's meticulous research and polishe… read more

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  • dutch literature
  • fiction

8. Het gouden ei

By: Tim Krabbé

4.00

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Rex Hofmans vriendin verdwijnt spoorloos bij een Frans TOTAL benzinestation, terwijl ze met Rex een… read more

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  • dutch literature
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9. Sjeumig

By: Pepijn Lanen

3.97

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In deze verhalenbundel geeft Pepijn Lanen ons een kijkje in het bizarre brein van een originele gee… read more

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10. De avonden

By: Gerard Reve

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

De avonden is een van de belangrijkste boeken uit de Nederlandse literatuur; het is klassiek geword… read more

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11. Een zachte vernieling

By: Hugo Claus

4.27

Format: 412 pages,

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12. Fathers and Sons

By: Ivan Turgenev , None , None

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Bazarov—a gifted, impatient, and caustic young man—has journeyed from school to the home of his fri… read more

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"He has no faith in principles, only in frogs."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"Death's an old story, but new for each person."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"However, I know myself as a very unhappy person."

-Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

13. De komst van Joachim Stiller

By: Hubert Lampo

3.80

Format: None pages,

In deze magisch-realistische roman ziet een journalist uit Antwerpen zijn rustige, geordende leven … read more

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14. Journey to the End of the Night

By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann

4.19

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci… read more

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"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Sonuçta savaş dediğiniz şey, anlamadığınız ne varsa odur"

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Nearly all a poor bastard's desires are punishable by jail."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

15. Less Than Zero

By: Bret Easton Ellis

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait o… read more

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16. The Dharma Bums

By: Jack Kerouac

4.71

Format: None pages,

Two ebullient young men search for Truth the Zen way: from marathon wine-drinking bouts, poetry jam… read more

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17. The Sense of an Ending

By: Julian Barnes

4.05

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single sitting, with stunning psychological and … read more

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18. The Twins

By: Tessa de Loo , Ruth Levitt

3.61

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Separated as young children before World War II, two sisters are reunited accidentally seven decade… read more

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  • dutch literature
  • fiction

19. Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol

By: Dimitri Verhulst

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

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20. Naamloos

By: Pepijn Lanen

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

'Het begint met dat ik mijn naam niet meer kan herinneren.' Zo opent de roman van Pepijn Lanen, waa… read more

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21. Combray (In Search of Lost Time, #1.1)

By: Marcel Proust , None

3.54

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A guide to "Combray," the opening section of Proust's "A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu." This text he… read more

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"And from that instant I did not have to take another step; the ground moved forward under my feet in that garden where for so long my actions had ceased to require any control, or even attention, fro…"

-Marcel Proust, Combray (In Search of Lost Time, #1.1)

Cover of Monterosso mon amour by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

22. Monterosso mon amour

By: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

3.64

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Wordt ontevredenheid tevredenheid als je je erbij neerlegt?’ Carmen, een kinderloze vrouw van iets … read more

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"Ze voelde zich oud want ze hield van lezen"

-Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Monterosso mon amour

"Je moet het verhaal zorgvuldig opbouwen van inleiding naar climax en met tergende precisie chronologisch vooruit kruipen van aankomst naar conversatie, woord voor woord naverteld met aandachtig voor …"

-Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Monterosso mon amour

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23. Luister

By: Sacha Bronwasser

3.95

Format: 256 pages, ebook

Het nieuws reisde snel, zoals dat soort nieuws doet. Ik wist dat het ook over jou ging zodra het ee… read more

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  • dutch literature
  • fiction
Cover of De Hollander (Liewe Cupido, #1) by Mathijs Deen

24. De Hollander (Liewe Cupido, #1)

By: Mathijs Deen

3.68

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Een Nederlands patrouilleschip stuit op een verdronken wadloper, aangespoeld op de drooggevallen za… read more

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  • fiction
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25. Gezinsverpakking

By: Bart Chabot

3.26

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

De Chabotten ― vier broers, twee ouders en een hond. Alle zeven verhalen ze in Gezinsverpakking ove… read more

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  • dutch literature
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26. Wij waren, ik ben. Weg uit Ruinerwold

By: Israel van Dorsten

4.00

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Op zondag 13 oktober 2019 verliet ik de boerderij waar ik jarenlang vastzat en stapte een café in R… read more

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"Je bent het waard om jezelf te zijn. Want jij - jij bent het mooiste, het beste, jij bent het meest waardevol als jij jezelf bent."

-Israel van Dorsten, Wij waren, ik ben. Weg uit Ruinerwold

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27. De fundamenten

By: Ramsey Nasr

4.02

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Hoe komen we uit deze crisis? Dat is de vraag die Ramsey Nasr, een van Nederlands meest veelzijdige… read more

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"Alleen kinderen stellen soms nog de juiste vragen."

-Ramsey Nasr, De fundamenten

"Die arme vrije markt toch, met handen en voeten gebonden aan de wil van de consument."

-Ramsey Nasr, De fundamenten

"We doen het - we doen wat we kunnen, maar we kunnen helemaal niets met deze regering."

-Ramsey Nasr, De fundamenten

"Kapitalisme werkt niet als een gesloten systeem waarvan iedereen profiteert. Het werkt alleen via verlies aan de onderkant: daar zit de brandstof voor het systeem."

-Ramsey Nasr, De fundamenten

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28. Bult

By: Marieke De Maré

4.21

Format: 133 pages, Paperback

Een kleine heuvel. Aan zijn voet stond een bordje: BULT. BULT was graag een symmetrische, koepe… read more

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29. Archibald Strohalm

By: Harry Mulisch

2.96

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Archibald Strohalm, een enigszins vreemde, maar op het eerste gezicht niet uitzonderlijke man, bege… read more

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  • fiction
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30. Horrible tango

By: Jan Wolkers

2.96

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

De vroege romans van Jan Wolkers worden door Meulenhoff uitgegeven in fraaie gebonden edities in de… read more

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31. Het leven op aarde

By: J. Slauerhoff

3.67

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

De hoofdpersoon van deze roman is Cameron, een Iers marconist op een oude stomer die op China vaart… read more

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12 best-selling dutch literature books like Horrible tango by Jan Wolkers

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The Procedure

Harry Mulisch , Paul Vincent

3.60

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Werther Nieland

Gerard Reve

3.51

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Rituals

Cees Nooteboom , Adrienne Dixon

3.66

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In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages

Hella S. Haasse , Anita Miller

3.00

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20 Top fiction books like De Hollander (Liewe Cupido, #1) by Mathijs Deen

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Luister

Sacha Bronwasser

3.95

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De Camino

Anya Niewierra

4.00

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De beesten

Gijs Wilbrink

4.06

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De onbedoelden

Cobi van Baars

3.75

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