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Renate Dorrestein

Born

in Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 25, 1954

Died

May 04, 2018

Website

http://www.renatedorrestein.nl/

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Renate Dorrestein (1954 - 2018) has been internationally praised for the force of her imagination, her sharp psychological insight, her suspenseful plots and her ironic sense of humour. Her books have been nominated for the AKO Literature Prize, the Libris Literature Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and translated into fifteen languages. Her international breakthrough came in 1998 with A Heart of Stone, published by Viking.

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Average rating: 3.36 · 16,535 ratings · 1,453 reviews · 73 distinct works • Similar authors

	Een hart van steen 3.67 avg rating — 2,768 ratings — published 1994 — 42 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
	Het duister dat ons scheidt 3.58 avg rating — 1,212 ratings — published 2003 — 30 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
	Verborgen gebreken 3.32 avg rating — 1,282 ratings — published 1996 — 25 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
	Weerwater 3.20 avg rating — 1,128 ratings — published 2015 — 7 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
	Het Hemelse Gerecht 3.27 avg rating — 940 ratings — published 1991 — 11 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
	Buitenstaanders 3.43 avg rating — 856 ratings — published 1983 — 10 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
	Zeven soorten honger 3.08 avg rating — 918 ratings — published 2016 — 8 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
	Mijn zoon heeft een seksleven en ik lees mijn moeder Roodkapje voor by Renate Dorrestein, Peter Vos (Illustrator) 3.37 avg rating — 782 ratings — published 2006 — 17 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
	De leesclub 2.92 avg rating — 785 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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
	Zolang er leven is 3.36 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2004 — 9 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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“in the end, everyone can understand themselves only. You are the only one to which you never have to explain what you mean. Everything else is misunderstanding.”
― Renate Dorrestein, Buitenstaanders

tags: disconnection, loneliness, misunderstanding

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“De werkelijkheid bestaat pas, als je je er iets van aantrekt. Je moet de werkelijkheid de kans niet geven, te bestaan.”
― Renate Dorrestein, Buitenstaanders

tags: dutch, reality, werkelijkheid

5 likes

“Iedereen weet toch dat je alleen maar gelukkig kunt zijn wanneer je nergens naar verlangt?”
― Renate Dorrestein, Verborgen gebreken

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Polls

Time to pick our August Members Choice book..

This poll will stay open until July 14th.

Good Luck to everyone who nominated a book.

Please remember I ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in the discussion should your choice win. Thank you.

The Library of the Unwritten

by A.J. Hackwith

6 votes, 31.6%

In the Distance

by Hernan Diaz

4 votes, 21.1%

Properties of Thirst

by Marianne Wiggins

4 votes, 21.1%

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz

3 votes, 15.8%

A Heart of Stone

by Renate Dorrestein

1 vote, 5.3%

The Colours of the Dance

by E.J. Pepper

1 vote, 5.3%

19 total votes

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