Wytske Versteeg
Wytske Versteeg (b. 1983) debuted as a novelist in 2012 with 'Weightless', which won the Women’s Debut Prize, was nominated for the Opzij Literature Prize and longlisted for the AKO Prize.
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Vanishing Point
‘As a writer, I go in search of uncomfortable stories, things that don’t want to be told.’ In this case, the story that defies telling is Versteeg’s own. More than just a story, it is a philosophical quest — how to live after violent acts have been committed against the body? How to find a language for this experience? In this naked, mesmerising account, Versteeg explores the many facets of pain and the challenges of recovery.
Boy
Boy grows up as the only child of his adoptive parents. Chubby and dark-skinned, he is ruthlessly bullied at school, but at home he says nothing about what he is going through, only that he has pains in his stomach. After a class outing to the beach, he does not return. His lifeless body is later discovered washed up on the sand.
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On the Art of (Not) Knowing