Laus Steenbeeke

Incredibly enough, one day before the start of his pension and just hours before his 65th birthday, window cleaner Alfred suddenly finds himself stricken by vertigo. A 64-year and 364-day journey through glass and lather reveals why he is afraid to either go up or go down the ladder. And whilst he finds himself to be an accidental Cupid by hitting anyone but himself with his arrows, it's not until that particular day, 44 years after meeting Dirkje for the first time, that he realizes he has to p

Shortly after writing her first novel, Belle van Zuylen (1740-1805) meets the much younger Benjamin Constant in Paris. It is the start of a passionate friendship that lasts for many years. But finally, Benjamin’s infidelity and opportunism become too much for Belle. New digital version.