Adriaan van Dis - Indische duinen en 7 andere - 1984-2025

You encounter them more often in life. People who are loved to the point of absurdity and hated to the very core of their being. Adriaan van Dis is such a figure. There is no middle ground. To start with 'the haters': they will, among other things, refer to the fact that Van Dis almost verbatim copied three passages from the novel From Heaven Lake: travels through Sinkiang and Tibet by the Indian author Vikram Seth in his book Een barbaar in China (this edition in its 10th printing!). And this was not the only time Van Dis played the copycat. For 'the Van Dis fans,' led by, among others, former NRC editor-in-chief André Spoor, this is all nonsense.
A more interesting question is whether Van Dis would have sold as many books if he had never been on television. Asking the question is answering it.
Are you a hater or a lover? After reading the books in this lot, that should be clear.

1. Nathan Sid (novel) – Meulenhoff, Amsterdam, 1984 – Debut – 4th edition – paperback – 76 pages
State: beautiful, small text on French title.
2. Casablanca (stories) – M. Rubinstein, Amsterdam, 1986 – cassette in the series Their own voice
Condition: nice
The Rat of Arras (novella) – de Bijenkorf, Amsterdam, 1986 – 1st edition – paperback – 56 pages
Condition: beautiful, slight discoloration on the back.
4. A Barbarian in China. A Journey Through Central Asia (novel) – Meulenhoff, Amsterdam, 1988 – 10th edition – paperback – 100 pages
State: beautiful, surface discolored
5. Noord Zuid. A modern fairy tale – Postbank, Amsterdam, 1994 – bibliophile edition – 1st edition – with dust jacket and flaps – 16 x 10 cm – 20 pages
Condition: good
6. Indische duinen (novel) – Meulenhoff, Amsterdam, 1995 – 8th edition – paperback with dust jacket – 320 pages
Condition: unread, like new
7. Book Market (very short story) – Deventer Book Market 2008 – pages 7 through 11 in catalog – 3 pages
State: untouched
8. Towards softness and a warm embrace (novel) – Atlas Contact, Amsterdam, 2025 – 12th edition – paperback – 224 pp
State: like new