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Proudly we inform you about three titles, published in cooperation with the Rijksmuseum, in honour of its grand reopening on 13 April. Do not hesitate to contact us for sample material, pdf’s or reading copies. At the London Book Fair next week you find us at tables 22F and 22G in the IRC, where we can provide you with the latest rights information. With best wishes, Hayo Deinum and Marijke Nagtegaal Foreign rights
Tomas Ross, The Night Watchman World rights: Cargo • English sample • Thriller, 320 pages
A document and a mysterious painting threaten the survival of the royal family 1885. Willem III throws a party at Het Loo, treating Amsterdam with contempt by failing to attend the opening of the brand new Rijksmuseum. Meanwhile, young Emma of Oranje Nassau seeks comfort with her friend and confidant Sebastiaan de Ranitz. The night watchman, infatuated with little Wilhelmina, hears all there is to hear about life at court. But there is more. He gets wind of a ‘terrible secret’ that could bring down Willem, the monarch he hates. 2013. A few weeks before the reopening of the Rijksmuseum, twenty-five-yearold Emma, intern and art history student, is helping to organize the Cuypers Library. Between folios and manuscripts she finds a curious note from 1889. When she goes to ask Professor Bredius for advice, she finds him dead, murdered in his chair. She only just manages to escape the murderer herself and seeks help, but finds herself a suspect. From that moment on she fears for her life, until she discovers the nature of her distant ancestor’s revenge.
Gijs van der Ham, A History of the Netherlands in 100 Objects World rights: De Bezige Bij • Non-fiction: cultural/historical, 543 pages
Journey through the Netherlands’ fascinating past This is the new history book from the Rijksmuseum, which has just reopened after a ten-year renovation. Curator Gijs van der Ham has selected one hundred remarkable objects from the museum’s collection to tell the story of the Netherlands: well-known paintings and statues, unusual jewellery, photos, coins and weaponry, even a pair of worn-out shoes and a lump of pepper. Gijs van der Ham uses these objects as the starting point for a surprising, adventurous journey through the country’s past. He shows the reader, in a hundred stories, what role these objects played through the ages, how they were used and what they say about the lives of our forebears. Each object highlights a significant aspect of our history, resulting in an extremely varied picture of the often rich, and sometimes confusing or painful Dutch past.
Typex, Rembrandt Rights sold: SelfMade Hero (World English), Norma (Spain) • World rights: Oog & Blik • English and Spanish edition available • Graphic novel, 240 pages
A uniquely vivid portrait of Rembrandt’s life Rembrandt portrays the painter’s life and follows the whole sweep of his
painting career. It is about one man’s artistic vocation and the work it demands, about life and death, love and bereavement, fame and loss. His love life is an important part of the story: his wife Saskia was his greatest passion. He did have other relationships, with Geertje Dircx and Hendrickje Stoffels. Rembrandt van Rijn’s lifestyle was extravagant which eventually lead to his personal bankruptcy. This graphic novel holds the imaginative power to bring one of the greatest painters of all time to life.