Margins
Speechless book cover
Speechless
2009
First Published
4.08
Average Rating
360
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Na een beroerte raakt een amateuractrice en de moeder van de schrijver haar spraakvermogen kwijt. Langzaam en onherroepelijk takelt ze af, steeds minder in staat te communiceren met wie haar lief is. Al in zijn recent verschenen essaybundel Schermutseling schreef Tom Lanoye over haar. Maar hij was nog lang niet klaar met zijn verhaal. Pas in Sprakeloos maakt hij de hele balans op. Die van zijn kleurrijke jeugd, van zijn worsteling met de liefde, van zijn conflicten met de kleine moederdiva, en ten slotte: van de strijd die zij, bron van leven en moedertaal, manmoedig voert, en waarin ze reddeloos en redeloos ten onder gaat - en de blijvende woede en pijn die dat oplevert.

Avg Rating
4.08
Number of Ratings
4,408
5 STARS
36%
4 STARS
44%
3 STARS
15%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
2%
goodreads

Author

Tom Lanoye
Tom Lanoye
Author · 21 books

Tom Lanoye in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia Tom Lanoye in de Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren Tom Lanoye bij "Schrijversgewijs" Tom Lanoye (his name is pronounced the French way: /lanwa/) was born August 27, 1958 in the Belgian city Sint Niklaas. He is a novelist, poet, columnist, screenwriter and playwright. His literary work has been published and/or performed in over fifteen languages. Lanoye lives and works in Antwerp (Belgium) and Cape Town (South Africa). Lanoye is not only a writer, but also an entrepreneur. As the youngest son of a butcher, he self-published his first work. In his own words, 'Just like all the punk bands did in those days: out of dissatisfaction with the existing structures, and to learn the trade from the inside out'. Lanoye started out as an enfant terrible, but has become one of the most widely read and critically acclaimed authors in his language area. A writer that devotes himself to all forms of text and writing (for books, newspapers, periodicals and printed matter as well as for plays, cabaret and vocal performances) and makes regular appearances at all the major European theatre festivals. Tom Lanoye in the English Wikipedia

548 Market St PMB 65688, San Francisco California 94104-5401 USA
© 2025 Paratext Inc. All rights reserved