Zonnegloren. De mooiste verhalen gekozen door Matthijs van Nieuwkerk is one of the many mini anthologies compiled by a celebrity. For 15 years Matthijs van Nieuwkerk presented the most popular talk show on Dutch television. His show DWDD stood at the forefront of Dutch society with interviews and discussions about Dutch politics and arts.

What makes Zonnegloren interesting is that Van Nieuwkerk has chosen nine Dutch authors. Since the publisher had asked him to include at least one foreign author he selected a short story by Tobias Wolff from Our story begins : new and selected stories.

Three stories were selected by authors whom Van Nieuwkerk considers friends, nl Martin Bril, Chris Polanen and A.L. Snijders. F.B. Hotz and Maarten Biesheuvel belong to writers of an older generation. Out of ten, only three stories by women were included.

The most interesting are his choice of two up-coming young authors: Simone Atangana Bekono and Valentijn Hoogenkamp.

Zonnegloren is clearly a very personal choice. Van Nieuwkerk has not been tempted to include "big names". His own featuring prominently on the cover is eye catching enough, and he can use his reknown to bring some really interesting authors to the fore. ( )

Onverwacht gratis boekje - niet helemaal mijn genre of stijl, maar best ok. ( )

Got it (on 2022 0617 fr 18:51 cet) at Savannah Bay. Start reading on the lands of De Werfkring.

https://www.cpnb.nl/nieuws/welk-boek-pak-jij-deze-zomer-matthijs-van-nieuwkerk-t...


Ten (very) short stories.

Bosrand / Martin Bril
Vrouw / Chris Polanen
Kogel door het hoofd / Tobias Wolff
Je vader noemt haar Katya / Valentijn Hoogenkamp
De dag ... / Heleen van Royen
Atleten / A.L. Snijders
Het wonder / J.M.A. Biesheuvel
De tramrace / F.B. Hotz
Nec mergitur / Simone Atangana Bekono
De dag ... / Margriet de Moor


https://www.cpnb.nl/nieuws/welk-boek-pak-jij-deze-zomer-matthijs-van-nieuwkerk-t...


https://www.deslegte.com/zonnegloren-3090227/#book-description ebook

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/06/16/graag-elk-jaar-zon-cadeau-a4133657 NRC review

Een boek met korte verhalen samengesteld door Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. Geen verrassende keuzes, het CPNB lijkt hier via de bekendheid van van Nieuwkerk op safe te spelen. ( )