MARENTE DE MOOR
Netherlands
Marente de Moor (1972) is a Dutch writer. She studied Slavic languages. In the 1990s she lived in Russia, writing for Dutch and Russian media. She debuted with an author's work in 2007. Since 2009, she has been working as a columnist in a political magazine. She has published three novels, as well as books of columns and short stories. The novel "The Dutch Maiden" has been translated into 10 languages.
The Dutch Maiden
Translation: Eli Pujovska
WINNER OF THE 2014 EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Summer is coming and 18-year-old Jana has to go alone on an enigmatic trip to Germany. Her father sends her to Egon von Betticher, who is to teach her to swordsmanship. Egon is a mysterious person, but also a magnetic charmer. And Jana just can't resist. But this wonderful book is not only a book about love and the loss of innocence.