Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (Author of Grand Hotel Europa)

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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

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in Rijswijk, Netherlands

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Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer is a poet and writer. Distinguished in nearly every genre imaginable, he is one of the most celebrated authors of the Dutch language and is recognized as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary Dutch literature. He has more than forty titles to his name, including poetry, novels, short stories, plays, essays, scientific studies, columns, translations and anthologies. Exhibiting a powerful style and classical command of form, his work has contributed to literary revival and growing engagement, both of which are explicitly expressed in his work as a columnist and television documentary maker as well.

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	Grand Hotel Europa 4.04 avg rating — 17,406 ratings — published 2018 — 52 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
	La Superba 3.74 avg rating — 7,147 ratings — published 2013 — 15 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
	Monterosso mon amour 3.64 avg rating — 4,556 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Alkibiades 4.34 avg rating — 2,939 ratings — published 2023 — 6 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
	Peachez, een romance 3.64 avg rating — 2,615 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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 filosofie van de heuvel: op de fiets naar Rome by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (欧宝娱乐 Author), Gelya Bogatishcheva (Photographer) 4.01 avg rating — 1,042 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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
	Brieven uit Genua 4.19 avg rating — 976 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Quarantaine 3.72 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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
	Ondraaglijke lichtheid 3.87 avg rating — 387 ratings — 4 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 grote baggerboek 3.49 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2004 — 6 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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Ge茂nformeerd, origineel, verontrustend en dankzij de schat aan details en anekdotes toch ook leuk om te lezen.
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“Sommige dingen die je hebt verloren, kun je maar beter niet proberen terug te vinden. Het verleden is bijna altijd mooier dan het echt was. En niets is zo funest voor het verleden als het te willen opwarmen als de kliekjes van een ooit memorabele maaltijd of om er als een banneling in het heden naar terug te verlangen als een verloren en sindsdien onveranderlijk gebleven vaderland. Vroeger is dromenland, een kinderboek dat ooit een onuitwisbare indruk op je heeft gemaakt en dat je vooral niet moet willen herlezen. (p. 167)”
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“De liefde van mijn leven leeft in het verleden. Dat is ondanks de alliteratie een vreselijke zin om te moeten schrijven.”
― Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Grand Hotel Europa

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“Wie zich niet alles herinnert wat hij wil vergeten, loopt het risico dat hij bepaalde zaken vergeet te vergeten.”
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Publieke werken van Thomas Rosenboom - 488 pagina's

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De tolk van Java van Alfred Birney - 544 pagina's

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Wees onzichtbaar van Murat Isik - 600 pagina's

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La Superba van Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer -348 pagina's

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De harde kern van Frida Vogels - 832 pagina's

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