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Michael Kaptein

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Michael Kaptein schrijft op het snijvlak van de filosofische roman en het horror- en science-fictionverhaal. Hij werd gepubliceerd bij De Optimist en Tijdschrift Ei en won in 2021 de tweede plaats bij de Harland Awards met het verhaal 'Het Zwarte Vierkant van Lesley White.' Zijn roman 'De Schepping van Michael' won de Indie Award voor beste boek en is nu overal te koop. ...more

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	Harland Awards 2020 by Jeroen de Leeuw, Michael Kaptein (Goodreads Author), Isabelle Plomteux 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2020	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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Ik las dit boek in drie dagen uit. Een verslag van een relatie met een labiele, zieke, lieve, energieke, fantastische man. Daarnaast ook nog een model voor persoonlijke groei dat verweven wordt met de mythe van Cheiron en het boeddhistische begrip Dh ...more
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