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Antwerp
I just finished a book from Nicolas Royle 'Antwerp' -explains my silence on this blog ;) -and I can only say it is a must read for everybody, especially for Belgians,
It's a thriller happening in the well-known cities with existing persona, real websitelinks and very relevant descriptions towards how things happen in Belgium. You walsk along in the streets, you'll recognize some buildings and others you'll want to discover.
It gives extra info on Delvaux, Antwerp, Brussels and the movies of Harry Kümel, all packed in a stunning story on a serial killer.
It's an outsiders view on Belgium and it has many stereotypes, though also a lot of things we might recognize.
It is the kind of book that you can use as a city guide of obcure places. Maybe we should make one like that...
In someone else's words:
'Atmospheric tour through the streets, squares and creepy abandoned buildings of Antwerp... The novel has a pleasing texture and impressive depth of inquiry into the darkest nooks and crannies of human pathology... Pungent writing... Terrific thriller... The denouement is both frantic and chilling'
Matthew Lewin, Guardian
Posted on August 5, 2005
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