PORTRAITS: WRITERSTo celebrate the joy of reading, Avenue Concordia created a series of writers portraits for the social accounts of department store the Bijenkorf.
2016 - 2017
Concept, video direction
and production.
Kim van Kooten is an actress and screenwriter. She has written the script of Alles is Liefde. In this video she talks about her new book Lieveling and Sonja Barend's book Je ziet mij nooit meer terug. The title refers to her father's last words.
Yvette van Boven is a food writer, chef, columnist and television presenter. The book Home Made was awarded Cookbook of the Year 2010. She is known for her cooking show Koken met van Boven. In this video she recommends cookbook Frankrijk by Onno Klein.
Victor Mids is both an illusionist and a doctor (not practicing). He is able to bring illusion and science together in a unique way. In this video he discusses his new book Mindf*ck where he explains the methods of his illusions. He reads a book by Herman Koch called Makkelijk leven.
Marian Mudder is an actress and writer. She has appeared in several Dutch television series such as Baantjer and Vrouwenvleugel. In this video she talks about her book Sofa sessies and reads DJ, written by Kluun.
Bart Ongering, better known as Meester Bart, is a well known teacher. He writes columns about his experiences as a teacher in the Bijlmer. A collection of columns was combined in his book Meester Bart op zijn best. He reads the book Gedichten van de broer van Roos by Tim Hofman.
Mano Bouzamour is a Dutch novelist and columnist. His first novel, De belofte van Pisa, where he ironically described his childhood and youth as the son of immigrants in the Netherlands was a huge success. He recommends De dood van Murat Idrissi by Tommy Wieringa.
Raymond Kluun, also known as Kluun is a Dutch author. He is well known for his novel Komt een Vrouw bij de Dokter, in which he documents a fictionalized version of his own life story. In this video he talks about his own book DJ and reads De dood van Murat Idrissi, written by Tommy Wieringa.
Kader Abdolah is a Persian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist. He has written several books and articles and is known for using Persian literary themes in his Dutch works. In this video Kader reads the children's book De Griezelbus by Paul van Loon and tells us about his book Achter het gordijn.
Harmen van Straaten is a writer and illustrator. He has illustrated about 400 books and has written 50 books for all ages. He talks about his children's book En toen kwamen de monsters and reads the book Ach, Moedertje written by Hugo Borst.
Alongside her career as a journalist, Lydia Rood is a full-time writer. In fifteen years she has written more than sixty books. Books for adolescents, novels, plays and thrillers. In this video she reads Masser Brock by Bert Wagendorp and her own book titled De dochter van de zeemeermin.