by Joost Zwagerman · Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789029572378
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«Vals licht» is the novel by Joost Zwagerman, published by Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers in paperback (307 pages, in Dutch).
Simon Prins, a Dutch studies student in Amsterdam, is fascinated by the world of prostitution and its hidden codes. He ends up meeting Lizzie Rosenfeld, one of the workers in that sphere, and falls in love with her. The novel explores idealization, desire, and the boundary between observing and being part of that world.
Vals licht was originally published in 1991, was nominated for the AKO Literatuurprijs, and has been adapted into a movie.
A work for readers interested in Dutch narrative and in stories about desire, obsession, and marginal environments.
Johannes Jacobus Willebrordus "Joost" Zwagerman was a Dutch writer, poet and essayist. Among his teachers was the novelist Oek de Jong.
