Lucas Rijneveld

Books on prize lists

• Mijn lieve gunsteling

  In English

  SaveMy Heavenly Favorite to read later

  Libris 2021 · Shortlist

  My Heavenly Favorite

  Mijn lieve gunsteling

  Lucas Rijneveld · 29 when first published

  Novel · 344 pages

  AIAI-generated summary:During one sweltering summer in the countryside, a vet in his late forties and the fourteen-year-old girl whose father's cows he treats are drawn to each other. He tells the story, speaking to her.

• De avond is ongemak

  In English

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  International Booker 2020 · ★ Winner

  The Discomfort of Evening

  De avond is ongemak

  Lucas Rijneveld · 27 when first published

  Novel · 270 pages · Family, Coming of age

  Translated by Michele Hutchison

  AIAI-generated summary:When her brother Matthies goes skating one day and never comes back, young Jas, the daughter of strictly religious dairy farmers, watches her family come apart in grief.