Renate Dorrestein (Author of Een hart van steen)

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Renate Dorrestein

Born

in Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 25, 1954

Died

May 04, 2018

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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: 3.35 · 15,695 ratings · 1,333 reviews · 72 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Een hart van steen 3.66 avg rating — 2,636 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 — 1,175 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 — 1,227 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 3.21 avg rating — 1,037 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 3.26 avg rating — 897 ratings — published 1991 — 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
	Buitenstaanders 3.44 avg rating — 828 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 — 874 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) 3.35 avg rating — 743 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 — 745 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 — 551 ratings — published 2004 — 14 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

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

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De brief voor de koning van Tonke Dragt - 444 pagina's

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Het diner van Herman Koch - 300 pagina's

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Tirza van Arnon Grunberg - 430 pagina's

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De avonden van Gerard Reve - 287 pagina's

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Sprakeloos van Tom Lanoye - 360 pagina's

4 votes, 3.9%

La Superba van Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer - 348 pagina's

4 votes, 3.9%

Het duister dat ons scheidt van Renate Dorrestein - 352 pagina's

3 votes, 2.9%

De omweg van Gerbrand Bakker - 235 pagina's

3 votes, 2.9%

Publieke werken van Thomas Rosenboom - 488 pagina's

1 vote, 1.0%

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