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ISIS fighter, the new Tony Montana, the new Colonol Kurtz Source: NRC Handelsblad 27 Sept 2014 |
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Classic authors are being retranslated and published. Here's four: Anna Louw, Mario Rigoni Stern, Roger Martin du Gard, Graham Greene
Source: Vrij Nederland 28 June 2014 |
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President of FIFA Sepp Blatter, another small man obsessed with power -a familiar image. Source: NRC Handelsblad 14 June 2014 |
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Ten/Twelve most promising young Dutch authors. Source: Vrij Nederland 14 June 2014 |
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Louis van Gaal, temporary viceroy of the Netherlands Source: NRC Handelsblad 21 June 2014 |
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Guido van Woerkom, National Ombudsman for all people living in the Netherlands
Source: NRC Handelsblad 7 June 2014 |
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The Dutch translation of Erich Kastner's 1931 novel Fabian (Going to the Dogs) is out.
Source: Vrij Nederland 7 June 2014 |
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Jet Bussemaker, Minister of Education, reaches agreement on new system for student loans Source: NRC Handelsblad 31 May 2014 |
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Harry Lemmens, your guide through the minds and cities of Brazil Source: Vrij Nederland 31 May 2014 |
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With a review of Peter Terrin's new novel Monte Carlo Source: Vrij Nederland 24 May 2014 |
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For a literary delirium, read Hafid Bouazza's new novel Meriswin Source: Vrij Nederland 17 May 2014 |
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Man of the Week: Fred Teeven Source: NRC Handelsblad 17 May 2014 |
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Le & La Pen are Man/Woman of the Week Source: NRC Handelsblad 24 May 2014 |
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Ombudsman for Children Marc Dullaert calls the way the rules for a child refugee amnesty are applied 'idiotic'. Source: NRC Handelsblad 10 May 2014 |
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Herman's Koch new novel Geachte Meneer M (Dear Mister M) is out. Mister M is clearly modelled after Harry Mulisch. Source: Vrij Nederland 10 May 2014 |
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Hooligan Source: NRC Handelsblad 26 April 2014 |
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Volkert van der Graaf, murderer of Pim Fortuyn, released after 12 yrs.
Source: NRC Handelsblad 3 May 2014 |
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A lot of explosions and passion in Jan Siebelink's new novel De Blauwe Nacht (the Blue Night)
Source: Vrij Nederland 26 April 2014 |
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Roger Martin du Gard masterpiece Les Thibaults was translated into Dutch. Hence the author's portrait. Source: Vrij Nederland 19 April 2014 |
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Baruch Spinoza. Portrait for general article in Standaard der Letteren Source: Standaard der Letteren 12 April 2014 |
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Portrait made for a review of Teju Cole's novel "Every Day is for the Thief".
Source: Vrij Nederland 12 april 2014 |
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Pater Frans van der Lugt, murdered in Homs, Syria on April 7. Source: NRC Handelsblad 12 April 2014 |
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Neelie Kroes, European Commisioner for the Digital Agenda. Last week the EU voted for Net Neutrality.
Source: NRC Handelsblad 5 april 2014 |
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Portrait made for a review of Tomas Lieske's latest novel Door de Waterspiegel
Source: Vrij Nederland 5 april 2014 |
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Socrates in philosophy special of NRC Handelsblad. Source: NRC Handelsblad 29 Mar 2014 |
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Willy Vlautin. Portrait for review of his latest novel, The Free Source: Vrij Nederland 29 Mar 2014 |
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Etgar Keret - A collection of personal stories from the period since his son is born (The Seven Good Years) now available in Dutch translation.
Source: Vrij Nederland 22 Mar 2014 |
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Geert Wilders will not clean up the foreign stains he created. Source: NRC Handelsblad 22 Mar 2014. |
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Mick Jagger comes to Pinkpop Source: NRC Handelsblad 15 Mar 2014 |
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Review of Daan Heerma van Voss' latest novel: het land 32. Source: Vrij Nederland 15 Mar 2014 |
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Humberto Tan, host of the new and very succesful RTL late night show Source: VPRO gids 15 Mar 2014. |
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Herman Brusselmans shares his view on Charles Bukowski Source: De Standaard der Letteren (8 Mar 2014) |
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Vladimir Putin. Man of the Week
Source: NRC Handelsblad 8 Mar 2014. |
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Today is the start of the Dutch/Belgian 'Book Week'. Tommy Wieringa, author of the Boekenweekgeschenk 2014 Source: Vrij Nederland 8 Mar 2014 |
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Necrology Hugo Brandt Corstius (1935 - 2014) Source: Vrij Nederland 8 Mar 2014 |
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Stefan Popa. Dutch author with Romanian background, wrote his first novel. Source: Vrij Nederland 1 Mar 2014 |
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Arie Slob, Man of the Week Source: NRC Handelsblad 1 Mar 2014 |
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Viktor Yanokovytch, Man of the Week. Source: NRC Handelsblad 22 Feb 2014 |
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Vrij Nederland 22 Feb 2014
The fate of excellent but old, unfashionable authors. Shown are Wessel te Gussinklo and Rudolf Geel Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 1 Febr 2014.
The demise of State Secretary Frans Weekers Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vrij Nederland 15 Feb 2014.
Gary Shteyngart, who just published his new book "Little Failure". Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Vrij Nederland 11 Jan 2014.
Haruki Murakami Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Sic transit gloria mundi. The political fate of Ronald Plasterk, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, is dim following his misinformation about secret phone taps.
NRC Handelsblad, 8 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 4 Jan 2014. Dutch minister of Justice Ivo Opstelten practicing a tough look Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad, 28 Dec 2013. Man of the Week for no other reason than that he could have been Man of the Week a number of times during the past six months. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad, 20 Dec 2013
God does (not) exist.
Illustration for a review of recent books about religion and atheism Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 21 Dec 2013. Principles, strong convictions, coalition partner, compromises, eating dust. It's not always pretty, as Adri Duyvesteijn, senator for the Dutch Social Democrats experienced this week. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Dutch literary critic Jeroen Vullings reveals his personal pick of the 2013 harvest in Vrij Nederland Magazine, 21 Dec 2013. Source: https://twitter.com/jeroenvullings/status/413220674451546112/photo/1 |
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Dutch VPRO radio will broadcast 6 marathon interviews of 3 hrs each with these 6 public figures. VPRO gids 21 Dec 2013. Source: http://www.vpro.nl/lees/radio/marathoninterview.html |
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NRC Handelsblad 14 Dec 2013.
Yanukovych, Man of the Week Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Tim Parks, Oek de Jong and Bas Heijne stare at the future of the novel. Illustration of article by Rob Schoutenin Vrij Nederland 14 Dec 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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De Standaard Weekblad 7 Dec 2013.
François Englert, Belgian theoretical physicist and 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics, together with Peter Higgs for the discovery of the Higgs mechanism. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Thwarted by the state and eager to equate nation's fate with his personal agony: meet Edwin de Roy van Zuydewijn Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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We will know for the rest of our lives: this is how great man can be.
NRC Handelsblad 29 June 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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They must wonder if they're still welcome, after so much headwind, first in the press and now a gale on the day of the event itself. (NRC Handelsblad 4 Dec 2008) Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 30 Nov 2013.
Man of the Week, Ronald Plasterk Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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The winner of the Gordon Look alike Contest! (Gordon is a Dutch celebrity)
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vrij Nederland 30 Nov 2013
Dutch author WF Hermans always good for a brawl. Even posthumously. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Dutch author Gerrit Krol passed away. I made several portraits of him. Here's one for Vrij Nederland from 1981 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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NRC Handelsblad 23 Nov 2013
Man of the Week: J F Kennedy Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vrij Nederland 23 Nov 2014.
With grim pleasure Grunberg shows us a glimpse of doomed individuals in Apocalyps, a collection of short stories. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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NRC Handelsblad 16 Nov 2013
Salesman PM Mark Rutte on his first official visit to China
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Now that Sachin Tendulkar, the Little Master, steps down it's time to dig up this portrait that was published in NRC Handelsblad ten years ago. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Vrij Nederland 16 Nov 2013.
Walter van den Berg's new novel Van Dode Mannen Win Je Niet (You Can't Win from Dead Men) tells the story of a violent stepfather, from his perspective. The author wasn't interested in the angle of the abused child , because it was all too familiar to him. He was one himself. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Sweet market debut for Twitter Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 2 Nov 2013. Ousted Rabo Chairman Piet Moerland reveals the suggested new logo Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vrij Nederland 9 Nov 2013.
'Luisteren hoe huizen ademen' (Listening how houses breath) is the title of Arie Storm's latest novel. And the author dwells in the void. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vrij Nederland 2 Nov 2013. Hans Munstermanns new novel Mischa grabs you in the first paragraph and doesn't let go. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Simon van de Geest wins prize for best Dutch nature book 2013 with Spinder, a novel for young readers, about two brothers with a terrible secret and lots of insects. Vara's Vroege Vogels 27 Oct 2013. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 26 Oct 2013. Obama thinking about those WWII posters.The Enemy is Listening. Careless talk kills Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 19 Oct 2013. Black = slightly crazy, quirky, a bit spooky, industrious and loyal. And the Dutch call it tradition Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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A Montagu's Harrier in the Sahel for the working group that tries to save these fascinating birds. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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NRC Handelsblad 12 Oct 2013. It is good to be a polyglot if your name is Frans Timmermans, Minister of Foreign Affairs Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Portrait of Alice Munro in NRC 11 Oct 2013 on the occasion of her winning the Nobel Prize for Literature 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Friedrich Nietzsche in Vrij Nederland 12 Oct 2013.
New Dutch translation of Also Sprach Zarathustra came out. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vrij Nederland 19 Oct 2013. Malcolm Gladwell shows lots of twists and turns and loose ends. Also in his hair. And some bright eyes.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Who is he? From where? What did he hope for? Who is waiting for news from him?
NRC Handelsblad 5 Oct 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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His light-footed melancholy in Hotel du Nord is vintage Campert.
Vrij Nederland 5 Oct 2013
(Remco Campert is a Dutch author) Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Man of the Week
NRC Handelsblad 28 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Donna Tartt launches her third novel (The Goldfinch) in the Netherlands, a month before the English edition
Vrij Nederland 28 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Participate! Dutch King Willem Alexander delivered the government's message this week.
NRC Handelsblad 21 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Badr Hari, a biography about the kickboxer/bad boy/counterculture icon
Vrij Nederland 31 Aug 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Again raving reviews for Wytske Versteeg, now for her second novel Boy
Vrij Nederland 21 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Vladimir Putin, Man of the Week
NRC Handelsblad 14 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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Salinger merits a portrait that can be interpreted in many different ways. What is he thinking? What does he see? What rattled him?
Vrij Nederland 14 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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In the tradition of great orators, PM Mark Rutte assumes a classic VI Lenin stance and addresses the nation. His Tintin looks diminish the effect somewhat.
NRC Handelsblad 7 Sept 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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And the Mountains echoed, according to Khaled Hosseini. Here's how that looks.
Vrij Nederland 8 June 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Future King Willem-Alexander & Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. NRC Handelsblad 20 April 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/8659208851/in/photostream |
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It is little known that North Korea's Kim Jong Un is not only a formidable leader, but also a great artist. Here's a recent self portrait to illustrate the point.
NRC Handelsblad 13 April 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/8645092746/in/photostream |
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Now that is an enjoyable and useful read: 'How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia'
Vrij Nederland 13 April 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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After 10 years, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam opens up again and its director, Wim Pijbes leads the celebrations Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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What happens when Hitler wakes up in Berlin in 2011? You can read it in ''Er is wieder da''.
Vrij Nederland 5 April 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Tulips for/from president Erdohan at the occasion of his visit to the Netherlands. NRC Handelsblad 23 March 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Yves Liegeois, one of Belgium most prominent magistrates, in deep trouble over the death of a young man in the hands of a special police team. ( I need to put my brakes on when drawing a face like this) Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Loek Hermans: another prominent Board Member who apparently wasn't paying sufficient attention.
NRC Handelsblad 9 March 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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La Superba, Ilja Pfeiffer's fascinating new book
Vrij Nederland 9 March 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Benedictus XVI fades away officially, but those eyes will probably remain quite alert in the bowels of the Vatican
NRC Handelsblad 2 March 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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William Styron, best known for his novel Sophie's Choice, was plagued by deep and dark depressions.
Vrij Nederland 2 March 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Geert Wilders in Australia
NRC Handelsblad 23 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Aharon Appelfeld's The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping is an unusual story, very unusual.
Vrij Nederland 16 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Pope Benedictus steps down. I'll miss his face, a rare case of agreement between form and content.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Amos Oz writes about loneliness in the kibbutz in Among Friends.
Vrij Nederland 9 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Willem Alexander practicing regal poses
cover Vrij Nederland 9 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Peter la Serpe, a high profile crown witness made headlines this week.
NRC Handelsblad 2 Feb 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Coetzee's latest novel The Childhood of Jesus is reviewed in this week's Vrij nederland Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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David Cameron reveals his attitude towards the EU Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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portrait of Dutch poet Jules Deelder for cover VPRO Gids 26 Jan 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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YESS!!!. The Confession! Absolution! See sinner Lance and saint Oprah Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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A grim Man of the Week this time round: Bashar el-Assad for continuing the civil war.
NRC Handelsblad 12 Jan 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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At the occasion of the Dutch translation of Train Dreams
Vrij Nederland 12 Jan 2013 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Here's Willem Alexander in 2025. As Dutch King, or maybe as Crown-Prince. After all, Elizabeth is still Queen at age 86. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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The parliamentary press chose Diederik Samsom as politician of the year 2012. He received this portrait at the occasion. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek |
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The erosion of Prime Minister Mark Rutte has set in
NRC Handelsblad 8 Dec 2012 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Bibi Netanyahu. It doesn't get better when you peel off the veneer.
NRC Handelsblad 8 Dec 2012 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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What would Joop den Uyl think -if he were still alive today- of the social-democratic merits of Diederik Samsom and Hans Spekman?
Vrij Nederland 8 Dec 2012 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Always been interested in how a Great Author lives & works? Learn Dutch and read Mulisch's Logboek.
Vrij Nederland 8 Dec 2012 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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The latest crop of unchecked ego's, rising and rising until they fall. Moszkowicz, Jansen Steur, Van Rey, Stapel
NRC Handelsblad 1 Dec 2012 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Akyol Ozcan who developed a passion for reading and writing in prison, has a hit with his debut novel Eus.
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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New insignia for David Petraeus. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Marten Toonder, master of black and white Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/8121376931/in/photostream |
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Bart De Wever busy tearing Belgium apart Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/8103042335/in/photostream |
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top criminal Willem Holleeder appears on tv tonight for the first time after serving his term. Source: www.woldhek.nl/welcome |
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Hugo Chavez wins! Source: www.woldhek.nl/welcome |
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Poster voor GroenLinks kamertjes. Source: www.woldhek.nl/welcome |
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Must have been tough for JK Rowling to write The Casual Vacancy Source: www.woldhek.nl/welcome |
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Veilig gevoel, Fred Teeven voor de deur. / Feeling safe, with Fred Teeven at the door. Source: www.woldhek.nl |
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Desmond Tutu is in the Netherlands for a week. What a man he is! Source: www.woldhek.nl/welcome |
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Source: www.woldhek.nl |
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Illustratie bij artikel van Frank Furedi over besnijdenis
NRC Handelsblad 21 juli 2012 Source: www.woldhek.nl |
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Met de nieuwste technieken zie je zo wie de potentiele crimineel is (NRC 28.7.2012) Source: www.woldhek.nl |
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Bij artikel in NRC van Daan Remmerts de Vries over het effect van de vernietiging van vertrouwde landschappen Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/7566764458/in/photostream |
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Gerrit Komrij (1944 - 2012)
Voor 12 van mijn Komrij portretten zie link hieronder Source: https://picasaweb.google.com/104810554983035686297/GerritKomrij?authkey=Gv1sRgCIvimYK6g9LMDA |
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Bert never-change-a-losing-team van Marwijk. Man vd Week in NRC 16 juni 2012 Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/woldhek/ |
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Martin Amis klaagt de verrotte britse cultuur aan in roman Lionel Aspo. Source: Siegfried Woldhek |
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Source: www.woldhek.nl |
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