Dementia Fiction

Tag: Dutch

  • “Stammered Songbook; A Mother’s Book of Hours” by Erwin Mortier

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    Jan Carson
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    Translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent I first came across Dutch writer, Erwin Mortier’s, Stammered Songbook, a number of years ago and was almost instantly captivated by its use of language, it’s honesty and originality. It has remained one of my favourite pieces of writing about Dementia ever since. Mortier begins documenting his mother’s descent…

  • “The Latecomer” by Dimitri Verlhurst

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    Jan Carson
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    Translated from the Dutch by David Colmer Meet Désiré Cordier, a very unusual kind of hero. Fed up with the drudgery of retired life, hen-pecked by a bossy wife and irritated by his extended family, retired librarian Désiré hatches a cunning plan. He will gradually feign the symptoms of Dementia until he lands himself a…