Sander Kollaard
Sander Kollaard (b. 1961) has been living and working in the Swedish countryside since 2006, in a former vicarage which he shares with his wife and three children. He made his debut in 2012 with the short story collection, 'Immediate Return of Your Loved Ones', which received the 2004 Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Prize.
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In 2015 he published his first novel, Stage Four, which was the Book of the Month on prime-time talk show De wereld draait door. The novel went on to sell over 10,000 copies. He published the short story collection Life News in 2018 and the novel A Dog’s Day the following year, which received the Libris Prize and the Inktaap young readers’ award.
More Sander Kollaard
Stage IV
Sarie and Barend, married for more than forty years, are happily looking forward to taking a trip around Europe in a camper van. Their plans come crashing down when Sarie is unexpectedly diagnosed with metastasised ‘stage IV’ cancer. Armed with painkillers, the couple return to the Swedish island where their love began.
A Dog’s Day
Sander Kollaard has made his mark with critically acclaimed collections of short stories and the novel, 'Stage Four'. He writes about major life themes in a calm, balanced style, or as one critic put it: ‘Writing from the heart, but with the head, that always produces the most beautiful literature.’ His second novel is a love story and a book about humans and animals in one.
Anna’s Colours
Sander Kollaard’s novels are astonishingly serene. His often run-of-the-mill characters yearn for beauty while being fully aware of the ephemeral nature of life. His style reached its apogee in 'A Dog’s Day' (2019), which earned him the Libris Prize. In this new novel, with great sensitivity he circumnavigates the mysteries that surround life on earth.