'Taking part in an invasion is a thousand times harder than writing a book about it'

by A Quattro Mani
7 October 201530 March 2022
8 min read
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Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games… Zouden jongeren nog geïnteresseerd zijn in geschiedenis? Schrijfster Anke Manschot gelooft van wel. Aan de vooravond van de Kinderboekenweek, die vandaag begint, verscheen haar spannende en aangrijpende historische boek De sprong op Normandië, de eerste jeugdroman ter wereld over D-Day. Vijf vragen aan de schrijfster.
Schrijfster Anke Manschot. ©Sasja Jansen
Historische jeugdroman
Tijdens een vakantie in Normandië zag journaliste Anke Manschot voor...

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A Quattro Mani

Photographer Marc Brester and journalist Vivian de Gier can read and write with each other - literally. As partners in crime, they travel the world for various media, for reviews of the finest literature and personal interviews with the writers who matter. Ahead of the troops and beyond the delusion of the day.View Author posts

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