True
On the Art of (Not) Knowing
In our ‘post-truth’ era it is a commonplace to say that the truth has become irrelevant, that facts have given way to opinions. Nevertheless, most people are actually trusting by nature and the belief in a shared truth is what keeps us together as a group, as a society. In these linked literary essays, Wytske Versteeg conducts a personal investigation into truth’s mercurial nature.
Original title
Waar. Over de kunst van het (niet) weten
Author
Wytske Versteeg
Year of publication
2024
Publisher
Querido
Page count
232
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Versteeg dives into the scientific research on the human psyche and draws liberally from world literature. She leads the reader through classical philosophy and interweaves it with events from her own life. (...) Versteeg’s thought process is exciting enough not to want to miss a thing. (...) True is not a plea for truth itself, but for a search for it.
Trouw
Versteeg challenges the reader to touch and test out [our] shared truth, to butt heads with it. In the end, this investigation together leads to an understanding of the truth that is rich and alive
NRC
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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.