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Press on previous work:
‘That is perhaps what makes The Opportunists such a
successful debut:
Debruyne’s talent for getting down a
one sharp characterisation. funny, striking – like the whole novel.’ – Het
whole type of person with Sharp, Parool
‘After I’d finished The Opportunists, I struggled for days to get into anybody else’s book. Everything else suddenly seemed much greyer, so much more “tedious” than this
surprising, dazzling debut.’ – Tzum
HELEEN DEBRUYNE (b. 1988) grew up in West Flanders, Belgium. She works for radio station Klara and writes for Humo, among other publications. She is also known for Dirty Sheets, the book and podcast of the same name about sex and the body. Her well-received debut novel The Opportunists was published in 2016.
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