8 best-selling poetry books like Lichtmeters by Ruth Lasters

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Lichtmeters

By: Ruth Lasters

3.47

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Wie Ruth Lasters' tweede bundel openslaat, belandt in een zacht verlichte loketzaal zonder wachtrij…

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1. Ode Marítima

By: Fernando Pessoa , Álvaro de Campos

3.64

Format: 24 pages,

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2. Van oude menschen, de dingen, die voorbij gaan...

By: Louis Couperus

3.63

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Een groot geheim verbindt de families Takma en Steyn de Weert. Langgeleden, toen zij nog in Indië w… read more

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3. De kinderen van Calais

By: Lara Taveirne

3.93

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Wissant, Noord-Frankrijk, de jaren zestig. Urenlang gingen ze gebukt op zoek naar de mooiste schelp… read more

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4. De Geruchten

By: Hugo Claus

3.32

Format: None pages,

In 'De geruchten' keert Rene Catrijsse, deserteur in een koloniale oorlog, begin jaren zestig terug… read more

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5. Butcher's Crossing

By: John Williams , Michelle Latiolais

4.28

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

In his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient R… read more

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6. De vlaschaard

By: Stijn Streuvels

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

De Vlaschaard (1907) is zonder twijfel de meest bekende en meest gelezen roman van Stijn Streuvels … read more

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7. حالة حصار

By: Mahmoud Darwish , محمود درويش

4.24

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

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8. We Had to Remove This Post

By: Hanna Bervoets

2.93

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Leila Slimani’s The Perfect Nanny or Ling Ma's Severance: a tight, propulsive, chill… read more

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"Yena's insecurities were soap bubbles that I had to keep popping, like in that game you play on your phone, but new ones kept appearing and I didn't want to lose, I didn't want to lose her,..."

-Hanna Bervoets, We Had to Remove This Post

"They want me to give them something new, things they'd never dare look at, things that are far beyond their imagination, which is why Gregory asks, "But whats the worst thing you ever saw?" rather th…"

-Hanna Bervoets, We Had to Remove This Post

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9. 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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10. The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

By: Olga Ravn

3.67

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

A workplace novel of the 22nd century The near-distant future. Millions of kilometres from Earth… read more

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"This is not a human, but a coworker."

-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

"Cada ação encerra em si um elemento de caos."

-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

"Tudo precisa atravessar enormes distâncias para se tornar o que é."

-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

"Eu também tenho em mim palavras apagadas que deveria ter dito e já não sei mais o que significam."

-Olga Ravn, The Employees: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century

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11. Deaf Republic

By: Ilya Kaminsky

4.40

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Ilya Kaminsky's astonishing parable in poems asks us, What is silence?Deaf Republic opens in an occ… read more

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"A man should smell better than his country"

-Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic

"At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this? And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?"

-Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic

"I do not hear gunshots, but watch birds splash over the backyards of the suburbs. How bright is the sky as the avenue spins on its axis. How bright is the sky (forgive me) how bright."

-Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic

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12. Tosca

By: Maud Vanhauwaert

3.96

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

In een brief aan haar uitgever legt vertaalster May uit hoe een treffend potloodportret het begin v… read more

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  • poetry
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13. The Years

By: Annie Ernaux

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist’s defining work and a breakout bestseller when… read more

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"Sauver quelque chose du temps où l'on ne sera plus jamais."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

"La profusion des choses cachait la rareté des idées et l'usure des croyances."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

"The profusion of things concealed the scarcity of ideas and the erosion of beliefs."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

"Je ne suis nulle part dans le temps. Il est l'ange qui fait revivre le passé, rend éternel."

-Annie Ernaux, The Years

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14. Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

By: Warsan Shire

4.21

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

Poems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncé's… read more

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"You only leave home when home won't let you stay."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

"No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

"Under your feet, the trapdoor to heaven opens its mouth, its teeth grazing your toes."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

"Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women. Sometimes, the men--they come with keys, and sometimes, the men--they come with hammers."

-Warsan Shire, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head

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15. Het schaarse licht

By: Nino Haratischwili

4.43

Format: 780 pages, Paperback

‘Hier staan we, het trio dat is ontsnapt, dat de sprong naar het heden heeft gemaakt, wij, de overl… read more

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"Er is geen zin, nergens, in niets. Je geeft zelf zin aan wie je bent en aan wat je doet. Je geeft zin aan degene van wie je houdt."

-Nino Haratischwili, Het schaarse licht

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16. Checkout 19

By: Claire-Louise Bennett

3.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The adventures of a young woman discovering her own genius, through the people she meets--and dream… read more

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"Mimicry can be unkind, but at least it acknowledges that you’re there."

-Claire-Louise Bennett, Checkout 19

"Yet in my heart I was bereft, grieving – homesick for a place I had never seen. For a place that doesn't exist, yet I belonged there nonetheless. Ridiculous really. Ridiculous, yet so acute and abidi…"

-Claire-Louise Bennett, Checkout 19

"…the impulse for transgression and a taste for abasement is not so difficult to locate and arouse. Because of course it is thrilling to be astutely defiled. To have every revered trait and inimitable…"

-Claire-Louise Bennett, Checkout 19

"an unbearably tense and disorienting paradox that underscores everyday life in a working-class environment—on the one hand it’s an abrasive and in-your-face world, yet, at the same time, much of it s…"

-Claire-Louise Bennett, Checkout 19

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17. Transcendent Kingdom

By: Yaa Gyasi

4.11

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Yaa Gyasi's stunning follow-up to her acclaimed national best seller Homegoing is a powerful, raw, … read more

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"I like you best when you're feeling holy. You make me feel holy too."

-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom

"There is no living thing on God's green earth that doesn't come to know pain sometime."

-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom

"Surely, there's strength in being dressed for a storm, even when there's no storm in sight?"

-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom

"The anger has notes of understanding in it. He's saying, *Yes, she's insufferable, but she's ours and so we must suffer her.*"

-Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom

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18. Wormmaan

By: Mariken Heitman

3.35

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

Wormmaan gaat over Elke die na tegenslag op haar werk met een vergeten erwtenras naar een Waddeneil… read more

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"De mensen hadden toch gelijk. Ik wilde niet alleen goed, maar beter zijn dan anderen. Ik aasde, anders dan Werner, op bewondering. Uitzonderlijkheid als overlevingsstrategie. Want alleen op veilige h…"

-Mariken Heitman, Wormmaan

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19. De randen

By: Angelo Tijssens

3.94

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

" Le goût du sang et l'odeur du plâtre humide. Un peu plus tôt dans la journée, avec un seau à moit… read more

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20. Iconen

By: Erik Vlaminck

3.91

Format: 157 pages, Paperback

'Gij gaat toch ook niet beginnen, zeker! Waarom zoudt ge nutteloze kosten maken? Er zijn verdorie k… read more

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21. Honingeter

By: Tülin Erkan

3.34

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Sibel wacht in de luchthaven van Istanboel. Elke dag opnieuw mist ze haar vlucht naar Brussel. Een … read more

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22. Pluto: aan het einde van de weg rechtdoor

By: Lara Taveirne

4.01

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Een goudkleurige Volvo hobbelt over een doodlopende weg, gevolgd door een immense stofwolk. Achter … read more

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23. Boerenpsalm

By: Felix Timmermans

4.02

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Boer Wortel is met beide voeten neergepoot in zijn geboortegrond. Zijn vrouw Fien is zijn impulsiev… read more

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24. Keefman

By: Jan Arends

3.86

Format: 166 pages, None

Keefman is Jan Arends’ klassieke verhalenbundel uit 1972 waarin mensen centraal staan die zich bewe… read more

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25. Kerkhofblommenstraat

By: Lara Taveirne

4.14

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

In een daad van puberale overmoed besluit Arabella om op het chrysantenveld van haar ouders te gaan… read more

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26. Het is warm in de hivemind

By: Maxime Garcia Diaz

3.78

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Leeft een lichaam nog als het alleen maar naar een beeldscherm staart? Wat glinstert er tussen de r… read more

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27. Nederland in stukken

By: Maarten van der Graaff

4.00

Format: 75 pages, Paperback

In 2015 sloot de linkse Utrechtse boekhandel De Rooie Rat haar deuren. Op de valreep kocht Maarten … read more

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28. Eindig de dag nooit met een vraag

By: Dorien de Wit

3.71

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In de gedichten van Dorien de Wit is sprake van veel zoeken, van veel (en precies) kijken. Wat is e… read more

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29. Lichtmeters

By: Ruth Lasters

3.47

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Wie Ruth Lasters' tweede bundel openslaat, belandt in een zacht verlichte loketzaal zonder wachtrij… read more

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Cover of Het ontbrokene (BB Poëzie) (Dutch Edition) by Hans Faverey

30. Het ontbrokene (BB Poëzie) (Dutch Edition)

By: Hans Faverey

3.67

Format: 43 pages, Paperback

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31. Vogelzaken

By: Tonnus Oosterhoff

3.80

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Korte navrant-absurdistische schetsen. read more

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