Birk
By Jaap Robben
2014
First Published
3.40
Average Rating
255
Number of Pages
Mikael lives with his parents on a small remote island between Scotland and Norway. One day, his father disappears into the sea. Mikael keeps silent about what has happened. Guilt, consolation and reproaches consume him, until Mikael’s mother forces him to do the impossible.
Avg Rating
3.40
Number of Ratings
4,186
5 STARS
12%
4 STARS
39%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
12%
1 STARS
5%
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Author
Jaap Robben
Author · 8 books
Jaap Robben (1984) is a poet, playwright, performer, and acclaimed children’s author. 'You Have Me to Love' (Birk), his first novel for adults, has received international glowing reviews and is the winner of the 2014 Dutch Booksellers Award, the Dioraphte Prize, and the ANV Award for best Dutch debut. To date, the novel has sold over 50,000 copies in the Netherlands and is available in ten languages. 'You Have Me to Love' is currently being adapted into an English-language film. Robben was chosen as one of the featured debut authors at the 2018 Brooklyn Book Festival. His second novel 'Summer Brother' (Zomervacht), also a bestseller in The Netherlands, will be published in English in February 2021.
