Man Made
Whip-smart page-turner about an artist who is inspired by a group of loitering teens
David is a visual artist who lives in a manicured neighbourhood ‘where the streets smell like diaper cream’. He is neither productive nor successful and has a trivial job in an art gallery. His life changes when a group of rowdy youths start hanging out outside his window every night. David finds himself equal parts annoyed and fascinated.
Maurits de Bruijn (b. 1984) is a writer, podcaster and editor. Earlier books include 'Man maakt stuk' (Man Breaks, 2024) shortlisted for the Libris prize and 'Ook mijn holocaust' (My Holocaust Too, 2020) on intergenerational trauma. For the past year he has been a prominent voice in the public debate about Israel and Palestine, speaking at fundraisers and also at the Homomonument memorial service in Amsterdam.