Samuel over Catch-22 – Joseph Heller
“Joseph Heller, the author, writes a book in a time and a place, where no one in America thought there would be more happiness.” Sam, 26, student, Amsterdam.
Danai over Het Leven Van Pi – Yann Martel
“The book picked up a sort of spirituality in me that I have lost for a long time.” Danai, 25, photographer, Amsterdam.
Ece Temelkuran over haar boek Het geluid van bananen
“The title of the book might sound a little bit ridiculous, but actually bananas do have sounds.” Ece Temelkuran, 40, writer, Istanbul.
Karin Slaughter over haar boek Stille zonde
“And I thought: ‘Well, it can’t go too well, so let me put him in a really bad situation.'” Karin Slaughter, 42, writer, Atlanta.
Martino Marangoni over zijn boek Alone together
“It is a autobiographical analysis of society in the contemporary world.” Martino Marangoni, 62, photographer, Firenze.
David Vann over The Medici Boy – John L’Heureux
“His book The Medici Boy, which just came out this year, is –I think– a masterpiece. I think he is one of our ten best living American writers and this book offers everything.” David Vann, 46, author & professor, Tampa Bay, New Zealand.
David Vann over zijn boek Goat mountain
“My father would sometimes let me look through the scope of his hunting rifle, a 300 Magnum, at a poacher hunting illegally on the land. And in the novel, the boy ends up pulling the trigger, which is something I always felt very close to…” David Vann, 46, Author, Tampa Bay, New Zealand.
Patrick Ness over Middlemarch – George Eliot
“The whole world is in that book and it changes. If you read it as an adult it is different than if you read it 10 years before and it is different again if you read it 10 years later.” Patrick Ness, 42, writer, Los Angeles.
Nathan Filer over zijn boek De schok van de val
“So he’s got some bad things going on for him. But he remains stoic and brave, and very funny. He’s got a dark humour. I admire that in him as a character.” Nathan Filer, 32, writer & mental health nurse, Bristol.
Patrick Ness over zijn boek Het mes dat niet wijkt
“I think you might love it, because it’s about a world where everybody can hear what everyone is thinking. All the time, whether you want to or not.” Patrick Ness, author, London.
Jacqueline García over haar boek C6
“C6 stands for the element carbon, which is one of the main components that enables life as we know it.” Jacqueline García, 57, visual artist & illustrator, Zurich.
Shalom Auslander over zijn boek Anne Frank leeft en woont op zolder
“For me this book is not entirely fiction; Anne Frank actually does live in my attic. Not in my physical attic, but the attic of my body, of my soul.” Shalom Auslander, 42, Author, Woodstock, NY, Verenigde Staten.
