Eating with Emma

Koch wrote this bittersweet novel about the desire for fame and denying ambitions.

The protagonist of Eating with Emma learns that he has been portrayed as a recognisable character in a now famous book. An ex-girlfriend has somehow managed to become a bestselling author, a career that he had actually mapped out for himself. Where did it all go wrong? And did everything described in the offending novel really happen?

‘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

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

‘A humorous book about the desire for literary fame.’ Dagblad van het Noorden

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The Herman Koch collection.

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

‘Tense, ingeniously constructed novel by a chuckling writer.’ ZIN

‘An excellent thrilling book.’ Blazer (Israel)

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

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

‘War at Last is a light-hearted story about ordinary people, told with humour and empathy.’ Leeuwarder Courant

‘Koch has outdone himself. His heroine is beautiful, tragic and believable.’ De Groene Amsterdammer

‘A humorous book about the desire for literary fame.’ Dagblad van het Noorden

‘Anyone who really wants to understand Koch’s popular novels should start with these stories.’ NRC Handelsblad

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

'One of the most moving school novels in Dutch literature.' Vrij Nederland

This could very well be Koch’s best novel. Het Parool

Een geslaagde roman over de complexe menselijke natuur. Margriet