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an ex...

...istential...

...crisis.

Protagonist?

The hero of the book.

- Leontien.

Leonie.

- Whatever.

Well, that is rather important.

You must have read it?

Well, I...

Found it hard to get through,

to be honest.

How far did you get?

- Midway...

...chapter 1.

Look, I'm trying, OK?

It's just f***ing thick and difficult.

Optimism, but she's in a crisis.

- Yes.

That's not possible at the same time.

- Of course it's...

Sexual es...

...capades.

Benjamin.

- Right. Benjamin.

Who becomes seedy

because of unrequited love.

Excessive sex.

- Suicide.

How's it possible

that you two are so different?

Look at those shoes.

Look at those shoes.

- What about them?

Ems.

Contradiction.

- Contradictio in terminis.

What?

- That you have... contradiction.

"And afterwards, on the same day,

in a caf in Heeg.

I hear my mother's voice.

Oh, death, thou art truth.

Closer to you."

That's written by Reve.

I'm here with Brigitte Hooijmakers,

the writer of "The Longing".

"The Longing" is your first novel.

A huge success.

In one sentence:

What is "The Longing" about?

It's about Leontien.

- Leonie.

You can remember one thing, can't you?

Just the name.

- It's about Leonie.

She's in a crisis.

She's going through difficult times.

She has excessive sex.

- What kind of crisis?

Just existential crisis.

Just one notion.

Just existential crisis.

- Not 'just'. And sit up straight.

Sit down.

- But she's slouching.

Know what? Do it yourself,

if you have all the answers.

Idiot.

- Idiot?

Come on. She'd barely said a sentence

and you're picking on her.

Never mind then.

Who wants more wine?

- I do.

Brigitte, come back.

- Where's the wine?

OK.

Unrequited love.

Emotional isolation.

- Existential crisis.

Suicide.

- Chuiside.

No, not 'chuiside' Suicide.

- Suicide.

Hey, Herman. No need to get up.

Don't be so nervous.

The Amstel Hotel.

Know how expensive that is?

In my day...

- In your day everything was better.

When writers still wrote

with pen and ink.

Have some faith in your sons.

Observation.

Peeping into people's bedrooms.

Pregnant, giving birth.

Don't keep it in.

What if they mention masturbation?

- As I said:
emotional isolation.

With pride we present to you

the writer of this magnificent debut:

Brigitte Hooijmakers.

Good afternoon.

That music was their idea.

So this is it. My first one.

I was pregnant with it for five years,

not nine months.

Let's not talk about the delivery.

I thought we were having a small party...

...but Marc and Bo said

it had to be this way and here.

Well, like, they know best.

At least, that's what they think.

A number of you received

and read the book earlier.

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