Author

Thomas Heerma van Voss

Thomas Heerma van Voss (b. 1990) studied at the University of Amsterdam. He published his debut novel De allestafel (The Everything Table) in 2009. Stories, interviews and articles appeared in magazines including Vrij Nederland, nrc.next, Tirade, Das Magazin and De Gids.

Stern

(Thomas Rap, 2013, 216 pages)

Stern is a tragic story, in some ways reminiscent of Louis Begley’s About Schmidt. The main character is a man forced to retire and make room for a new generation, who finds himself confronted with the emptiness of his existence.

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