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The Blessed Rita

By: Tommy Wieringa

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He had seen more and more people from the East in recent years. Mostly gypsies, people said. Bulgarians, Romanians - you could tell by the plates on the vans and the trailers. The Poles had been around for some time already. Burglaries, thefts. The blessings of the new Europe.' Paul Kr zen lives with his father in an old farmhouse, not far from the German border. Where once his father took care of him, now he takes care of his father. It has been a long time since his beautiful, worldly-wise mother left them for the arms of a Russian pilot, never once looking back. Paul's world is changing- his small Dutch village is now home to Chinese restaurateurs, Polish plumbers, and Russian thugs. Saint Rita, the patron saint of lost causes, watches over Paul and his best friend Hedwiges, two misfits at odds with the modern world, while Paul takes comfort in his own Blessed Rita, a prostitute from Quezon. But even she cannot protect them from the tragedy that is about to unfold. In this sharply observed, darkly funny novel, Wieringa shines a light on people struggling at the margins of a changing world. The Blessed Rita is an affecting tribute to those left behind and an ode to those wanting to transcend themselves and their heritage. 'This novel full of autobiographic humus sizzles with ambition ... In The Blessed Rita, Wieringa quietly revels in scenes struck sweetly with an exuberance of colour, deposited with careless writer's joy and grimly comedic tones. He writes like a fearless showboat in a bar, tethering his listeners to his every word ... From these miniscule, damaged lives, Tommy extracts a very sensual book, drunk with language and written with a stylistic precision you will envy.' FOUR STARS -De Volkskrant 'It is his best book, his master hand has developed itself again. The depth is deeper, the views stretch farther. His style approaches perfection, or surpasses it. His use of figurative language is economical. It's used only when it's dead-on.' FIVE STARS -Algemeen Dagblad 'Critical, dark, and profound fiction.' -Le Monde Praise for Tommy Wieringa- 'The best contemporary novels are a quest made out of literary and moral ambition. Those who have successfully pursued this Holy Grail in recent times are Bolano with his The Savage Detectives, Sebald in Austerlitz, Coetzee with Disgrace and the late Philip Roth. From now on, to that august list must be added the name of Tommy Wieringa.' -Le Figaro

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1925713261

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9781925713268

Joe Speedboat

A Novel

By: Tommy Wieringa

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Joe Speedboat

A Novel

By: Tommy Wieringa

“A brilliant coming-of-age story with an outlandish twist . . . this wonderfully weird novel is not one to miss.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review After a farming accident plunges him into a coma for six months, Frankie Hermans wakes up to discover that he’s paralyzed and mute. Bound to a wheelchair, Frankie struggles to adjust to a life where he must rely on others to complete even the simplest tasks. The only body part he can control is his right arm, which he uses obsessively to record the details of daily life in his town in Holland. But when he meets Joe—a boy who blazed into his sleepy rural town like a meteor while Frankie slept—everything changes. Joe is a centrifugal force, both magician and daredevil, and he alone sees potential strength in Frankie’s handicaps. With Joe’s help, Frankie’s arm will be used for more than just writing: as a champion arm-wrestler, Frankie will be powerful enough to win back his friends, and maybe even woo P.J., the girl who has them all in a tailspin . . . From the award-winning author of These arethe Names, Joe Speedboat is “[an] offbeat story of a group of boys searching for meaning . . .This work conjures John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany but with a lighter touch” (Library Journal). “Witty, thoughtful and surprisingly tender.” —The Independent

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Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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0802197124

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9780802197122

Joe Speedboat

A Novel

By: Tommy Wieringa

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A Novel

By: Tommy Wieringa

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The Death of Murat Idrissi

By: Tommy Wieringa

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The Death of Murat Idrissi

By: Tommy Wieringa

Longlisted for the Booker International. Two women on a journey through the land of their fathers and mothers. A wrong turn. A bad decision. They had no idea, when they arrived in Morocco, that their usual freedoms as young European women would not be available. So, when the spry Saleh presents himself as their guide and savior, they embrace his offer. He extracts them from a tight space, only to lead them inexorably into an even tighter one: and from this far darker space there is no exit. Their tale of confinement and escape is as old as the landscapes and cultures so vividly depicted in this story of where Europe and Africa come closest to meeting, even if they never quite touch.

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Scribe Us

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1950354830

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9781950354832

Joe Speedboat

By: Tommy Wieringa

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Joe Speedboat

By: Tommy Wieringa

When Frankie Hermans emerges from a coma after 200 days, he knows his life is never going to be the same again. For a start, he can't talk, he can't walk and it's a struggle even to wield a pen. And then there's Joe Speedboat -- a boy who arrived in the sleepy village of Lomark like a blazing comet and who's been stirring things up ever since. Whether setting off bombs, racing mopeds or building a bi-plane, Joe has the touch of a magician and the spirit of a daredevil. He also sees a use for Frankie's good right arm beyond writing: as a champion arm-wrestler Frankie will be strong enough to impress his friends, and maybe even win the favour of the gorgeous, golden-haired girl who has them all in a spin. Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah, Joe Speedboattells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.

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1925321053

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The Blessed Rita

the new novel from the bestselling Booker International longlisted Dutch author

By: Tommy Wieringa

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The Blessed Rita

the new novel from the bestselling Booker International longlisted Dutch author

By: Tommy Wieringa

‘He had seen more and more people from the East in recent years. Mostly gypsies, people said. Bulgarians, Romanians — you could tell by the plates on the vans and the trailers. The Poles had been around for some time already. Burglaries, thefts. The blessings of the new Europe.’ Paul Krüzen lives with his father in an old farmhouse, not far from the German border. Where once his father took care of him, now he takes care of his father. It has been a long time since his beautiful, worldly-wise mother left them for the arms of a Russian pilot, never once looking back. Paul’s world is changing: his small Dutch village is now home to Chinese restaurateurs, Polish plumbers, and Russian thugs. Saint Rita, the patron saint of lost causes, watches over Paul and his best friend Hedwiges, two misfits at odds with the modern world, while Paul takes comfort in his own Blessed Rita, a prostitute from Quezon. But even she cannot protect them from the tragedy that is about to unfold. In this sharply observed, darkly funny novel, Wieringa shines a light on people struggling at the margins of a changing world. The Blessed Rita is an affecting tribute to those left behind and an ode to those wanting to transcend themselves and their heritage.

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Scribe Publications

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1925693732

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9781925693737

Honorair kozak

By: Tommy Wieringa

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Honorair kozak

By: Tommy Wieringa

Dit zijn de avonturen van een hotelburger en een onvermoeibare reiziger. Op de Oekraïense steppe wordt Tommy Wieringa tot honorair kozak geslagen, in Wenen vindt hij een illustere dubbelganger die naamloos door de geschiedenis werd toegedekt en in een woestijnklooster waant hij zich de valse bruid van Jezus. De reis voert langs muzen en minnaressen, gaat te paard, per schip en in gammele vliegtuigjes – Wieringa toont zich een onverschrokken wereldveroveraar. Veel van zijn tochten ondernam Tommy Wieringa om onderzoek te doen voor zijn romans Joe Speedboot, Caesarion en Dit zijn de namen, boeken die voor de liefhebber duidelijk meeklinken in deze verhalen.

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De Bezige Bij

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9023488946

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9789023488941

Santa Rita

Roman

By: Tommy Wieringa

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Santa Rita

Roman

By: Tommy Wieringa

Verschrobene Einzelgänger, zerbrochene Leben, ein abgelegenes Dorf - Tommy Wieringas neuer, hochaktueller Roman Stadt, Land, Schluss. Zeit seines Lebens hat Paul Krüzen mit seinem Vater auf dem Hof an der deutsch-niederländischen Grenze gewohnt. Seinen Handel hat er nach und nach von Trödel auf Militaria umgestellt und verdient auch an den Neonazis. Als sein einziger Freund Hedwiges eines Nachts in seinem Haus brutal zusammengeschlagen und ausgeraubt wird, hat Paul sofort den Besitzer des Bordells jenseits der Grenze im Verdacht. Tommy Wieringas mitreißender Roman zeichnet das Schicksal der Verlierer in den abgehängten Gebieten mit großer Empathie nach: Was der jahrzehntelange Stillstand aus den Menschen macht und wie Angst und Zweifel plötzlich in Wut und Hass umschlagen.

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Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG

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3446264965

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9783446264960

Joe Speedboat

'He Wasn't So Much a Special Guy as a Force That Was Freed'

By: Tommy Wieringa

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Joe Speedboat

'He Wasn't So Much a Special Guy as a Force That Was Freed'

By: Tommy Wieringa

He wasn't so much a special guy as a force that was freed.'When Frankie Hermans emerges from a coma after 200 days, he knows his life is never going to be the same again. For a start, he can't talk, he can't walk and it's a struggle even to wield a pen. And then there's Joe Speedboat - a boy who arrived in the sleepy village of Lomark like a blazing comet and who's been stirring things up ever since. Whether setting off bombs, racing mopeds or building a biplane, Joe has the touch of a magician and the spirit of a daredevil. He also sees a use for Frankie's good right arm beyond writing: as a champion arm-wrestler Frankie will be strong enough to impress his friends, and maybe even win the favour of the gorgeous, golden-haired girl who has them all in a spin. Full of vitality, verve and chutzpah, Joe Speedboat tells the fast-paced story of an unlikely friendship between two boys, and of their lightning dash towards adulthood.

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1846271045

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Book's by Tommy Wieringa

The Blessed Rita

The Blessed Rita

Joe Speedboat

Joe Speedboat

Joe Speedboat

Joe Speedboat

The Death of Murat Idrissi

The Death of Murat Idrissi

Joe Speedboat

Joe Speedboat

The Blessed Rita

The Blessed Rita

Honorair kozak

Honorair kozak

Santa Rita

Santa Rita

Joe Speedboat

Joe Speedboat

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