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Rutger Lemm

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in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Memoir, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Rutger Lemm (1985) schrijft sinds zijn achttiende voor onder meer Spunk, nrc.next, NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant, Vrij Nederland en De Standaard. Hij is oprichter en ex-hoofdredacteur van het online tijdschrift hard//hoofd en voormalig lid van Comedytrain. Daarnaast bedenkt hij grappen voor Dit Was Het Nieuws.

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	Een Grootse Mislukking 3.41 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sfinx: dertien essays over de man by Maartje Laterveer (Editor), Mohammed Benzakour, Maurits de Bruijn 3.67 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Onze dieren 3.75 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vanaf de vluchtstrook by Stella Bergsma, Basje Boer, Wanda Bommer (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Een grootse mislukking: waargebeurde verhalen over perfectie en falen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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