As the nineteenth century drew to a close, decadent authors boldly decided it was time for something new.

Universally regarded as Dylan Thomas's crowning prose achievement, it is accompanied here by two other radio scripts, Return Journey and Conversation about Christmas, both dating from 1947.

Tussen het Andreasplein in het oosten en het Zwarte Pad tegen de Haarlemmermeer ligt Nieuw-West. Eén vijfde van Amsterdam woont er, maar het is geen deel van de stad dat je spontaan met literatuur associeert. Toch zijn er heel wat schrijvers die in het gebied wonen of werken, of er een speciale band mee hebben.

Fred Martin en Jan-Paul van Spaendonck verzamelden opnieuw verhalen uit en over Nieuw-West voor de tiende editie van dit ‘literaire jaarboek.’

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An enchanting classic of children’s literature that never fails to delight.

ALL THREE POEMS explore different sides to the Rumpelstiltskin archetype – the guesser in Eon peninsula embodies the idea of the trickster having a dose of their own medicine, the usurper in Yakar peninsula is a diabolus ex machina, but also a coward who crawls away after the damage is done, and finally, the sterile rogue in Jikrrah peninsula is a deus ex machina in spite of his reputation as a “rogue".

KING DRUSUS AND KING RAVUS spearhead the destruction of Norfell and divide its resourc...

La tendresse et l'amour cachés entre nos cris est né d’un silence. Celui qu’on garde par orgueil, par habitude, ou parce qu’on pense avoir le temps. J’ai souvent gardé le silence. J’ai souvent haussé les épaules au lieu de tendre la main. J’ai préféré faire semblant d’être forte plutôt que de dire : “J’ai besoin de toi”. Mais un jour, ma sœur s’est évanouie, et ce jour-là, j’ai compris que la vie peut nous voler les gens qu’on aime sans prévenir. Et j...