title Een Rijk Alleen
author Niels Gerson Lohman
publisher Nijgh & van Ditmar
price € 17,50
Illustration: Assa Ariyoshi
‘Subtle, contemplative, vulnerable, honest, yet inescapable.’ -NBD Biblion
‘With his debut, Niels Gerson Lohman is a great asset to the list of much discussed debutants at publisher Nijgh & van Ditmar.’ -Boek en Buro
‘A virtuoso novel, about loneliness within a safe, and later on surreal setting.’-literairedebuten.nl
‘Niels Gerson Lohman has written a debut that tastes like more, much more.’ -Pink Bullets
‘For an adult to describe how an 8, 9 year old sees the world, it may well be the hardest thing. But Niels Gerson Lohman can do it.’ -Radio Nederland Wereldomroep
‘From him, much more can be expected.’ -Marjolijn Pouw, Vrij Nederland
‘Some books breathe promise and possibility. This is one of them.’ -Tine Hens, Knack-Focus
‘The young Gerson Lohman (26) wrote a dream-debut. We wish we had written it ourselves. Surrealist and spot-on.’ -Jackie Magazine
‘What makes this book fascinating is how the author grows along with the protagonist. The language grows from naive to mature, without the credibility of the story getting lost.’ -Nicolas Verscheute, Kunsttijdschrift Vlaanderen