A.F. Th. van der Heijden

In a world in which a human life lasts just one day and where every action is a one-off, a boy and a girl fall so in love that they cannot bear this existence where everything happens only once.

Sharp-tongued and imposing Tiny suffers from mysophobia. Her nephew Albert loves her and once he's grown up he confronts her after which all the family secrets finally come to light. (imdb)

After 21-year-old student Tonio dies in a traffic accident, his novelist parents face sorrow and regret as they suffer the agony of losing their only child. (imdb)

A young Amsterdam lawyer seems to be doing well, but every now and then he is attacked by an inescapable lust for drink.