The History of My Sexuality

tobi lakmaker was born in 1994 and lives in Amsterdam. He writes columns for De Groene Amsterdammer and LINDA.meiden. The History of My Sexuality is his first book.

kristen gehrman

has translated the work of Dola de Jong and Lize Spit, among others.

Tobi Lakmaker

Translated from the Dutch by Kristen Gehrman

A sensation in Europe, this astonishing debut novel gives a fresh and frank account of a young woman’s sexual escapades and growing discomfort with traditional gender binaries.

Meet Sofie, a young woman living in Amsterdam who feels unfeminine and is more attracted to women than to men. This history of her sexuality begins with the loss of her virginity and ends as she starts to visit the hospital where you can become ‘less of a girl and more of a boy’. Will she ever untangle the impossible knot of sex, love, loneliness, learning, family relationships and grief that constitutes a life? Does it even matter?

FICTION £14.99 June Demy 216 × 135mm TPB 208pp All territories US, serial and audio rights 978 1 78378 881 1