'The best book to come along for some time.' Vrij Nederland

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Save Us, Maria Montanelli

‘An ingeniously plotted story. Odessa Star reads like a thriller.’ TROUW

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Odessa Star

Wie Koch kent, weet gemanipuleerd te gaan worden, met onweerstaanbare vertellers en superieure ironie. En ook nu weer krijgt hij je in de tang NRC

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Een film met Sophia

Koch commands his metier with an effortless superiority. De Volkskrant

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Finse dagen

‘Koch has mastered his métier with effortless superiority. Inventive, deceptively clear and full of friction. A publisher’s promise has rarely been so fully delivered.’ **** de Volkskrant

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The Ditch

‘A feast of clarity. Herman Koch responds with stunning irony, scope and narrative efficiency.’ El Periódico (Spain)

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The Dinner

‘Koch has mastered all the tricks. He is the master of variety, balance and subtle cliff-hangers. [...] Plot-driven is an understatement: Koch cracks the whip to the very end.’ BOEK

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Dear Mr M.

‘Fast, satirical and with a rock–solid plot.’ METRO

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Summer House with Swimming pool

‘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

‘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

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

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Thinking of Bruce Kennedy

‘Koch's novel is notable not only for its original story but also its style. Every sentence is precise and considered. The writer’s humour is different than usual: he chooses the path of whining, moaning and nagging.’ Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant

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War at Last

‘A novel both hilarious and poignant that turns everything on its head so often that you end up not knowing which is which: fiction or reality.’ GPD

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Eating with Emma