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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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Average rating: 4.0 · 53 ratings · 19 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	De Schepping van Michael 4.03 avg rating — 31 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
	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
	De Schaduw van de Piramide 4.20 avg rating — 10 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

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The Secret of Ventriloquism

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Zomer te Ter-Muren: Het 2de boek over de Kapellekensbaan

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De Japanse wijsheid van Ma

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Michael Kaptein liked Herman Willem's review of De onverwachte verdwijning van ambiguïteit: "Volgens mij kun je dit boek wel 40 keer opnieuw lezen en er elke keer wat anders uit kan halen. Wellicht is dat een cliché over alle boeken, ik ben zelf niet zo belezen. Maakt dat het een goed boek? Ik weet het niet. Het is voor mij in ieder geval pr" Read more of this review »
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Michael Kaptein made a comment on looneybooks79’s review of Kafka: schrijven voor zijn leven (Dutch Edition) " Hij had autisme. No doubt na het lezen van deze bio. "
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