A lot of Oz & a little Van Dis on impossible dreams and ideals #wu13

by Daniel Bertina
19 January 201329 March 2022
4 min read
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Tijdens de aftrap van Winternacht 1 bracht publicist Bas Heijne de twee literaire giganten Amos Oz en Adriaan van Dis nader tot elkaar. Wat is er van hun vroegere idealisme overgebleven? Oz' spervuur van prachtige oneliners bleek lastig te temmen en zorgde voor een hilarisch, maar beetje onevenwichtig gesprek.
Als recalcitrante tiener liep de Israëlische Amos Oz op 15-jarige leeftijd weg van huis en sloot zich aan bij een kibboets. Hij woonde er jarenlang. Ook Adriaan van Dis bracht ooit als geë...

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Daniel Bertina

/// Freelance cultural journalist, critic, writer and dramatist. Omnivore with a love of art, culture & media in all unfathomable gradations between obscure underground and wildly commercial mainstream. Also works for Het Parool and VPRO. And trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.View Author posts

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