Literary Café: Adriaan van Dis

Name: Literary Café: Adriaan van Dis
Start: 2026-10-15T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-15T22:00:00+02:00
Location: De Eendracht Cultuurhuis Gemert

took place · 15 Oct 2026

De Eendracht Cultuurhuis Gemert, Gemert

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Description was written before the event

On 15 October, Adriaan van Dis is a guest at Literary Café Gemert. He discusses his latest novel 'Alles voor de reis' (Everything for the Journey).

About: Adriaan van Dis

For over forty years Van Dis has written about identity, colonial history and the pull of travel, giving his novels a personal depth that resonates far beyond the Netherlands. At readings and festivals he brings the same sharp interviewer's instinct and candour that have made him one of the most recognisable voices in Dutch literature.

CPNB top 60 with 'Everything for the trip' (3 weeks)

25+

published books

What's new

2026-01
On 20 January 2026, his new novel 'Everything for the Journey' was published by Atlas Contact, about a years-long secret love affair.
2026-01
'Everything for the Journey' topped the CPNB top 60 for three weeks and received widespread positive reviews in, among others, NRC, Het Parool and de Groene Amsterdammer.
2026-01
Van Dis was the main guest at the Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival in The Hague, where he discussed his new novel and recorded a live episode of his podcast.

Tour

Den HaagLaren

Tracks

Nathan SidDebut novel (1983), awarded the Golden Donkey Ear

Indische duinenBestseller (1994), awarded the Golden Owl and the Trouw Public Prize

Ik kom terugNovel (2014), winner of the Libris Literature Prize 2015

Naar zachtheid en een warm omhelzenNovel (2023), winner of the NS Public Prize

Alles voor de reisLatest novel (2026), three weeks at #1 in the CPNB top 60

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