Waaitaal

Title: Waaitaal

Author: Thomas Verbogt

Binding: Paperback

EAN: 9789046820650

Condition: Good

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Description:

Witty, recognizable annoyances and observations about everyday language

Wind words are words that blow in from the press and on the street, and fortunately often disappear quickly. Words that say a lot about the zeitgeist and the state of the country. With amused concern, Thomas Verbogt reflects on wind words such as spring hair, social obesity, purchasing power, paving, sun certainty and New Year's dip.

Besides novels, plays and short stories, Thomas Verbogt has been writing columns for over thirty years, often about the transience of our language. They are short stories about the adventure of the everyday, reports of wonder, moments of melancholy or hilarity - but always extraordinary observations.

The press about Thomas Verbogt's columns:

'He writes with great precision about the little things that make the Netherlands the Netherlands, or change it almost unnoticed.' NRC Handelsblad

'Small, moving and witty reflections on everyday life that express gentleness and humanity.' Happinez

'There is a lot to laugh and smile about, because he has a great talent for always ending up in absurd situations.' De Gelderlander