by Hanna Bervoets · Uitgeverij Pluim · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789492928283
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«Welkom in het Rijk der zieken» is the novel by Hanna Bervoets, published by Uitgeverij Pluim in paperback (320 pages, in Dutch).
Clay falls ill after visiting a farm: he suffers high fever, persistent fatigue and pains. He is diagnosed with Q fever fatigue syndrome and cannot know if he will recover. His search for a cure isolates him and destroys his relationship; thus he ends up in the Kingdom of the Sick, a parallel world with opaque rules.
Published in 2019, it is a Dutch novel of literary fiction. It was shortlisted for the Libris Literatuurprijs and the Bookspot Literatuurprijs.
For readers of contemporary fiction who want to approach chronic illness, loss of control and social isolation.
