{"product_id":"vliet-kevin-van-jong-en-eenzaam","title":"Vliet, Kevin van - Jong en eenzaam","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e Young and Lonely\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin van Vliet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSummary:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003eFive years after moving to South Africa, Kevin van Vliet returns to the Netherlands to apply for a new work visa. There, he is confronted with his former self and risks losing his employment and sanity. The account of that visit, in novel form, follows a young journalist on a journey through the ruins of his past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVan Vliet (1993) worked seven years behind the scenes of journalism – first \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHP\/De Tijd\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, then Hilversum, then to the newspapers – and is currently a correspondent in South Africa for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrouw\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHet Financieele Dagblad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis literary debut, the novella \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolfsjong\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2019), nominated for a Bronze Owl, as well as the short novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBobbejaanskloof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2023) are sketches compared to the prose that has now broken out below the equator. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eJong en eenzaam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Van Vliet launches an attack on the current state of Dutch literature. This is the novel our sleepy, introverted language area has been waiting for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin van Vliet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1993) is a correspondent in South Africa for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrouw\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHet Financieele Dagblad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. For his literary debut, the novella \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolfsjong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he received a nomination for the Bronze Owl in 2020. He lives and works in Cape Town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelevant tags:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNovel, Literature, Journalist, South Africa, prose, visa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Queer Boekenkast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52129436270939,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/4905\/5835\/files\/Product_1_f571f9d3-4e52-4697-9a66-278aa11e69cc.jpg?v=1769680836","url":"https:\/\/www.dequeerboekenkast.nl\/nl\/products\/vliet-kevin-van-jong-en-eenzaam","provider":"De Queer Boekenkast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}