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Arjen van Meijgaard (Den Haag, 1973) is docent Nederlands in Den Haag. Na zijn middelbare school woonde en werkte hij een jaar in Parijs als au pair en als straatmuzikant. Hij studeerde Nederlands en Frans aan de Universiteit van Utrecht. Tijdens zijn studie verbleef hij een half jaar in Coimbra (Portugal) om les te geven bij de vakgroep Nederlands. Voor zijn docentschap was hij boekverkoper in Utrecht en Den Haag en werkte hij als onderwijscoördinator aan de Universiteit Leiden.

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	Julia by Rhijnvis Feith, Arjen van Meijgaard (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 2.60 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1783 — 13 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
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	Beschrijving van het machtige koninkrijk Krinke Kesmes by Hendrik Smeeks, Arjen van Meijgaard (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1708	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
	Beschrijving van het machtige Koninkrijk Krinke Kesmes by Smeeks Hendrik, Arjen van Meijgaard (Goodreads Author) (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Stein Riverton, pseudoniem van Kristoffer Elvestad Svendsen (1884-1934) schreef in dertig jaar tijd 98 misdaadromans. Uit het nawoord van Mark Cloostermans blijkt dat Riverton de grondlegger is van de Noorse misdaadroman en dat De ijzeren wagen uit 1 ...more
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Spannend en vermakelijk verhaal vanuit verschillende perspectieven. Hollandse setting door het dorpje, het eiland en de woonboten. In een prettige stijl geschreven.
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