#stefan brijs

[juststarsandthemoon]

i hate this book i hate this book so much, shut uo aboit his autism you know nothing about his autism you fucking allist

[hans-garden]

re-reading The Angel Maker (De engelenmaker) bij Stefan Brijs again because it's my favorite book with an autistic character and nothing will ever change that. but I did pick up on some stuff during this re-read that I find difficult to interpret. the way Victor is described as a child is quite...pathologizing and othering? like the way he plays with the puzzle is is described as "compulsive" by his father with very little insight into how Victor himself experiences this (like okay he's not doing the puzzle like a typical kid would, but maybe he's enjoying himself? maybe it's a self-soothing thing. or maybe it is really obsessive-compulsive and Victor is experiencing distress. we wouldn't know because we aren't told). and what I find difficult to interpret is whose perspective this is, his father's or the author's. because it's understandable that his father has this very limited understanding and very outside view of Victor. but the lack of description of Victor's experience makes me think that to an extent the author also agrees with the underlying notion that Victor's way of playing with the puzzle is compulsive/meaningless. though this isn't entirely consistent with how the rest of the book is written, because even as a young child Victor is given a degree of interiority that allows the reader to follow his reasoning.

[ronnydeschepper]

Twintig jaar geleden: "De engelenmaker" van Stefan Brijs

Het is vandaag twintig jaar geleden dat de roman “De engelenmaker” van Stefan Brijs is verschenen. Het was zeker niet zijn debuut (in 1997 had hij al “De verwording” gepubliceerd, gevolgd door “Koudvuur” in 1999, “Arend” in 2001 en de verhalenbundel “De regenboog” in 2002), maar wel het boek waarmee hij echt door brak bij het grote publiek, én bij de literaire kritiek — het boek werd immers…

Twintig jaar geleden: "De engelenmaker" van Stefan Brijs

[thegenderfucker]

free my man he did all that but it was the religious trauma

[ourbalancedlife]

[arent-we-all-nerds]

3 chapters left of this weird book I have to read for Dutch literature class

[kvrancken]

Nieuw seizoen van Genk Leest. Welkom!

Nieuw seizoen van Genk Leest. Welkom!

De boeken die we in de bibliotheek Genk vanaf september bespreken zijn bekend. En het zijn er 6 dit jaar. Z-e-s. (Barbara, kom teruggggg!)

Meer info vind je binnenkort op de website van de bibliotheek Genk, maar hier alvast de titels met de datums. We beginnen elke zaterdag om 10.15 u in plaats van 10.00 u.

Goed nieuws! Op 12 oktober zal Stefan Brijsaanwezig zijn bij de bespreking van zijn…

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[wishingnevergetsyouthatfar]

The Angel Maker

The Angel Maker by Stefan Brijs is a creepily atospheric novel about one man’s twisted relationship with religion and science. After many years away from his home town of Wolfheim Dr Victor Hoppe returns with three babies and no explanations. Surrendered to a convent at birth by parents disgusted by his hare lip, and thereafter sent to religious boarding schools by his guilty father, Victor’s…

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