The Rat of Amsterdam
Pieter Waterdrinker’s panoramic new book is a hellish indictment of the charity industry, the fraudulent use of EU funds, and shysters who pay gratuitous lip service to altruism but are really just looking to line their own pockets.
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Original title
De rat van Amsterdam
Author
Pieter Waterdrinker
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Reading Waterdrinker is a joy. No trepidation, no clenched butt cheeks, no political correctness of any kind. No Dutch parsimoniousness. No – his writing is rich, fatty, all-or-nothing, grand – like a giant, like a Russian.
De Standaard
Reading Waterdrinker is a joy. No trepidation, no clenched butt cheeks, no political correctness of any kind. No Dutch parsimoniousness. No – his writing is rich, fatty, all-or-nothing, grand – like a giant, like a Russian.
De Standaard
He paints a grotesque but entirely credible picture of the mentality of those people who cynically exploit charity.
De Groene Amsterdammer
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Pieter Waterdrinker
Pieter Waterdrinker (b. 1961) lives by turns in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. He has unparalleled knowledge of modern Russia, and his habitat always plays a principal role in his work. In 1998, he made his debut with the novel 'Danslessen' (Dancing Lessons) which received immediate acclaim.