ISIS fighter, the new Tony Montana, the new Colonol Kurtz

Source: NRC Handelsblad 27 Sept 2014

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

President of FIFA Sepp Blatter, another small man obsessed with power -a familiar image.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 14 June 2014

Ten/Twelve most promising young Dutch authors.

Source: Vrij Nederland 14 June 2014

Louis van Gaal, temporary viceroy of the Netherlands

Source: NRC Handelsblad 21 June 2014

Guido van Woerkom, National Ombudsman for all people living in the Netherlands

Source: NRC Handelsblad 7 June 2014

The Dutch translation of Erich Kastner's 1931 novel Fabian (Going to the Dogs) is out.

Source: Vrij Nederland 7 June 2014

Jet Bussemaker, Minister of Education, reaches agreement on new system for student loans

Source: NRC Handelsblad 31 May 2014

Harry Lemmens, your guide through the minds and cities of Brazil

Source: Vrij Nederland 31 May 2014

With a review of Peter Terrin's new novel Monte Carlo

Source: Vrij Nederland 24 May 2014

For a literary delirium, read Hafid Bouazza's new novel Meriswin

Source: Vrij Nederland 17 May 2014

Man of the Week: Fred Teeven

Source: NRC Handelsblad 17 May 2014

Le & La Pen are Man/Woman of the Week

Source: NRC Handelsblad 24 May 2014

Ombudsman for Children Marc Dullaert calls the way the rules for a child refugee amnesty are applied 'idiotic'.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 10 May 2014

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

Hooligan

Source: NRC Handelsblad 26 April 2014

Volkert van der Graaf, murderer of Pim Fortuyn, released after 12 yrs.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 3 May 2014

A lot of explosions and passion in Jan Siebelink's new novel De Blauwe Nacht (the Blue Night)

Source: Vrij Nederland 26 April 2014

Roger Martin du Gard masterpiece Les Thibaults was translated into Dutch. Hence the author's portrait.

Source: Vrij Nederland 19 April 2014

Baruch Spinoza. Portrait for general article in Standaard der Letteren

Source: Standaard der Letteren 12 April 2014

Portrait made for a review of Teju Cole's novel "Every Day is for the Thief".

Source: Vrij Nederland 12 april 2014

Pater Frans van der Lugt, murdered in Homs, Syria on April 7.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 12 April 2014

Neelie Kroes, European Commisioner for the Digital Agenda. Last week the EU voted for Net Neutrality.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 5 april 2014

Portrait made for a review of Tomas Lieske's latest novel Door de Waterspiegel

Source: Vrij Nederland 5 april 2014

Socrates in philosophy special of NRC Handelsblad.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 29 Mar 2014

Willy Vlautin. Portrait for review of his latest novel, The Free

Source: Vrij Nederland 29 Mar 2014

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

Geert Wilders will not clean up the foreign stains he created.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 22 Mar 2014.

Mick Jagger comes to Pinkpop

Source: NRC Handelsblad 15 Mar 2014

Review of Daan Heerma van Voss' latest novel: het land 32.

Source: Vrij Nederland 15 Mar 2014

Humberto Tan, host of the new and very succesful RTL late night show

Source: VPRO gids 15 Mar 2014.

Herman Brusselmans shares his view on Charles Bukowski

Source: De Standaard der Letteren (8 Mar 2014)

Vladimir Putin. Man of the Week

Source: NRC Handelsblad 8 Mar 2014.

Today is the start of the Dutch/Belgian 'Book Week'. Tommy Wieringa, author of the Boekenweekgeschenk 2014

Source: Vrij Nederland 8 Mar 2014

Necrology Hugo Brandt Corstius (1935 - 2014)

Source: Vrij Nederland 8 Mar 2014

Stefan Popa. Dutch author with Romanian background, wrote his first novel.

Source: Vrij Nederland 1 Mar 2014

Arie Slob, Man of the Week

Source: NRC Handelsblad 1 Mar 2014

Viktor Yanokovytch, Man of the Week.

Source: NRC Handelsblad 22 Feb 2014

Vrij Nederland 22 Feb 2014 The fate of excellent but old, unfashionable authors. Shown are Wessel te Gussinklo and Rudolf Geel

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NRC Handelsblad 1 Febr 2014. The demise of State Secretary Frans Weekers

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Vrij Nederland 15 Feb 2014. Gary Shteyngart, who just published his new book "Little Failure".

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Vrij Nederland 11 Jan 2014. Haruki Murakami

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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

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NRC Handelsblad 4 Jan 2014. Dutch minister of Justice Ivo Opstelten practicing a tough look

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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.

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NRC Handelsblad, 20 Dec 2013 God does (not) exist. Illustration for a review of recent books about religion and atheism

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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.

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Dutch literary critic Jeroen Vullings reveals his personal pick of the 2013 harvest in Vrij Nederland Magazine, 21 Dec 2013.

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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

NRC Handelsblad 14 Dec 2013. Yanukovych, Man of the Week

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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)

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NRC Handelsblad 30 Nov 2013. Man of the Week, Ronald Plasterk

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The winner of the Gordon Look alike Contest! (Gordon is a Dutch celebrity)

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Vrij Nederland 30 Nov 2013 Dutch author WF Hermans always good for a brawl. Even posthumously.

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Dutch author Gerrit Krol passed away. I made several portraits of him. Here's one for Vrij Nederland from 1981

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NRC Handelsblad 23 Nov 2013 Man of the Week: J F Kennedy

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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.

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NRC Handelsblad 16 Nov 2013 Salesman PM Mark Rutte on his first official visit to China

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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.

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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.

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Sweet market debut for Twitter

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NRC Handelsblad 2 Nov 2013. Ousted Rabo Chairman Piet Moerland reveals the suggested new logo

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NRC Handelsblad 26 Oct 2013. Obama thinking about those WWII posters.The Enemy is Listening. Careless talk kills

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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

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A Montagu's Harrier in the Sahel for the working group that tries to save these fascinating birds.

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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

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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

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Friedrich Nietzsche in Vrij Nederland 12 Oct 2013. New Dutch translation of Also Sprach Zarathustra came out.

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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.

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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

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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)

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Man of the Week NRC Handelsblad 28 Sept 2013

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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

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Participate! Dutch King Willem Alexander delivered the government's message this week. NRC Handelsblad 21 Sept 2013

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Badr Hari, a biography about the kickboxer/bad boy/counterculture icon Vrij Nederland 31 Aug 2013

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Again raving reviews for Wytske Versteeg, now for her second novel Boy Vrij Nederland 21 Sept 2013

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Vladimir Putin, Man of the Week NRC Handelsblad 14 Sept 2013

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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

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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

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And the Mountains echoed, according to Khaled Hosseini. Here's how that looks. Vrij Nederland 8 June 2013

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Future King Willem-Alexander & Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. NRC Handelsblad 20 April 2013

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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

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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

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After 10 years, the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam opens up again and its director, Wim Pijbes leads the celebrations

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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

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Tulips for/from president Erdohan at the occasion of his visit to the Netherlands. NRC Handelsblad 23 March 2013

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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)

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Loek Hermans: another prominent Board Member who apparently wasn't paying sufficient attention. NRC Handelsblad 9 March 2013

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La Superba, Ilja Pfeiffer's fascinating new book Vrij Nederland 9 March 2013

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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

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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

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Geert Wilders in Australia NRC Handelsblad 23 Feb 2013

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Aharon Appelfeld's The Man Who Never Stopped Sleeping is an unusual story, very unusual. Vrij Nederland 16 Feb 2013

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Pope Benedictus steps down. I'll miss his face, a rare case of agreement between form and content.

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Amos Oz writes about loneliness in the kibbutz in Among Friends. Vrij Nederland 9 Feb 2013

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Willem Alexander practicing regal poses cover Vrij Nederland 9 Feb 2013

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Peter la Serpe, a high profile crown witness made headlines this week. NRC Handelsblad 2 Feb 2013

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Coetzee's latest novel The Childhood of Jesus is reviewed in this week's Vrij nederland

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David Cameron reveals his attitude towards the EU

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portrait of Dutch poet Jules Deelder for cover VPRO Gids 26 Jan 2013

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YESS!!!. The Confession! Absolution! See sinner Lance and saint Oprah

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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

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At the occasion of the Dutch translation of Train Dreams Vrij Nederland 12 Jan 2013

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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.

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The parliamentary press chose Diederik Samsom as politician of the year 2012. He received this portrait at the occasion.

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The erosion of Prime Minister Mark Rutte has set in NRC Handelsblad 8 Dec 2012

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Bibi Netanyahu. It doesn't get better when you peel off the veneer. NRC Handelsblad 8 Dec 2012

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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

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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

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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

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Akyol Ozcan who developed a passion for reading and writing in prison, has a hit with his debut novel Eus.

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New insignia for David Petraeus.

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Marten Toonder, master of black and white

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Bart De Wever busy tearing Belgium apart

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top criminal Willem Holleeder appears on tv tonight for the first time after serving his term.

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Hugo Chavez wins!

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Poster voor GroenLinks kamertjes.

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Must have been tough for JK Rowling to write The Casual Vacancy

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Veilig gevoel, Fred Teeven voor de deur. / Feeling safe, with Fred Teeven at the door.

Source: www.woldhek.nl

Desmond Tutu is in the Netherlands for a week. What a man he is!

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Illustratie bij artikel van Frank Furedi over besnijdenis NRC Handelsblad 21 juli 2012

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Met de nieuwste technieken zie je zo wie de potentiele crimineel is (NRC 28.7.2012)

Source: www.woldhek.nl

Bij artikel in NRC van Daan Remmerts de Vries over het effect van de vernietiging van vertrouwde landschappen

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Gerrit Komrij (1944 - 2012) Voor 12 van mijn Komrij portretten zie link hieronder

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Bert never-change-a-losing-team van Marwijk. Man vd Week in NRC 16 juni 2012

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Martin Amis klaagt de verrotte britse cultuur aan in roman Lionel Aspo.

Source: Siegfried Woldhek

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