'In an extremely penetrating manner, Herman Koch describes the fortunes and misfortunes of the fossilised teaching staff with its false cheerfulness and hypocritical belief in the ‘Montanelli Method'.' De Ster

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Save Us, Maria Montanelli

‘A novel that has become a moral question around the world.’ La Repubblica (Italy)

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The Dinner

‘Questionable morals in a provoking drama.’ **** OPZIJ

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Summer House with Swimming pool

‘An intelligent, psychologically complex novel, exploring the boundaries of morality.’ STERN

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Odessa Star

‘The Ditch is another Great Watergraafsmeerian Novel.’ *** NRC Handelsblad

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The Ditch

‘Koch demonstrates his great narrative talent.’ DE TELEGRAAF

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Dear Mr M.

‘The reader soon starts to hope for the know-it-all’s downfall, but Koch takes his time to satisfy that desire.’ de Volkskrant

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Easy Living

‘Thinking of Bruce Kennedy shows us Koch at his best.’ Vrij Nederland

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Thinking of Bruce Kennedy

‘Enjoyably true to life with Koch's flowing, ironic style as the familiar background music.’ BOEK

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A Brief History of Deceit

‘The story unfolds from one powerful scene to the next, from one penetrating image to another.’ Vrij Nederland

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Eating with Emma

Koch’s writing style is a rare combination of exuberance and understatement. What he describes is so understated and low-key it never becomes superficial.’ NRC Handelsblad

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War at Last