Wondermond
Breathtaking novel about the collective trauma of a fishing village and a young man who has to reinvent himself
Boye de Koning (18) and his wealthy parents live a carefree life in an upscale seaside town. Everything changes when his father is arrested for large-scale investment fraud and all their assets are seized. Boye and his mother start over in the village of Wondermond in Friesland, where they move in with Boye’s grandmother in a tumbledown cottage.
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Original title
Wondermond
Author
Anne-Gine Goemans
Year of publication
2024
Publisher
Ambo Anthos
Page count
416 (106,000 words)
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On Gliding Flight: A well-balanced, complete novel that stands out because of its range of themes and quirky, eccentric characters whose tragicomic traits are touchingly relatable.
Dioraphte Prize for Young Adult Literature Jury Report
It’s a funny, tenderhearted book reminiscent of Little Miss Sunshine – it has a similar cast of lost, confused, and eccentric characters (…) A sweet, sympathetic novel with a sense of humor.
Kirkus Reviews
On Honolulu King: This is what literature is all about: writing something that stands out. Funny and tragic, touching and astute. Exceptionally convincing.
De Groene Amsterdammer
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Anne-Gine Goemans
Anne-Gine Goemans (b. 1971) is an author, journalist and screenwriter. Her debut, 'Ziekzoekers' (Disease Seekers),
earned the 2008 Anton Wachter Prijs. 'Gliding Flight' earned the 2012 Dioraphte Prize for Young Adult Literature and the German M-Pionier Prize for the best literary newcomer. 'Honolulu King' (2015), which sold more than 60,000 copies, is being adapted for the screen.