Hello! I am an American living in the Netherlands now for 5 years and I really love reading. I want to learn more about this country and am just looking honestly for any non-fiction that talks about the Netherlands. I particularly love biographies that give you a taste of culture and living for a time period, or niche histories (e.g. the history of Dutch bread or something funky). Most of all I just enjoy things that are well written, and would also take some fiction recommendations.
The one catch is that although I am conversational in Dutch I am not at a high enough reading level so would love a book in English. Alvast bedankt!
by deal_with_it_ted
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Not a biography but a historical novel: The Assault by Harry Mulisch. Translated from Dutch and a movie was based on the book. Its a very good book set in WW II.
He has written some other excellent books, I’ve been meaning to read his The Discovery of Heaven.
Turkish Fruit by Jan Wolkers is another good read or movie if you’d prefer. Again not a biography, but a novel.
There are plenty excellent Dutch writers with translated works. I dont really read biographies so can’t help with those.