by Kees van Kooten · Uitgeverij de Bezige Bij · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789023407867
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«Veertig: drie verhalen» is a short story collection by Kees van Kooten, published by De Bezige Bij in 1982 in paperback (124 pages, in Dutch).
The book brings together three stories: «L'écrivain», «Prostatitis!» and «Willem». With ironic humor and a close-up gaze, Kees van Kooten builds recognizable situations, between the absurd and the everyday, with characters torn between discomfort and tenderness. A sample of his short fiction in Dutch.
The cover reproduces a photograph of Kees van Kooten and the subtitle «drie verhalen»; the edition was published in Amsterdam.
For readers of short fiction who appreciate ironic humor and stories with an everyday tone.
Cornelis Reinier "Kees" van Kooten is a Dutch comedian, television actor, and writer. He formed the duo Van Kooten & De Bie with Wim de Bie from 1972 to 1998.
