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Herman Koch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛrmɑn kɔx]; born 5 September 1953) is a Dutch writer and actor. He has written short stories, novels, and columns. His best-selling novel The Dinner (2009) has been translated into 21 languages. He has acted for radio, television, and film. He co-created the long-running TV series Jiskefet (1990–2005). Early life and education Herman Koch was born on 5 September 1953 in Arnhem, Netherlands. His family moved to Amsterdam when he was two years old. He went to the Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam from which he was expelled. Acting Koch is an actor for radio, television, and film. He contributed to the comedy show Borát (1984–1989) for radio. Together with Kees Prins and Michiel Romeyn, Koch created the long-running absurdist and satiric series Jiskefet (1990–2005; Trash Can) for television, in which he also acted. And he played minor roles in the movies The Flying Liftboy (1998) and Hè, Gezellig (2014; Hey, Cosy), and the TV series The Flying Liftboy (2000) and Voetbalvrouwen (2007; Footballers' Wives). Writing Koch is the author of short stories, novels, and columns. His debut was De voorbijganger (1985; The Passerby) with short stories. His first novel was Red ons, Maria Montanelli (1989; Save Us, Maria Montanelli). In 2005, Koch wrote the text for the Grand Dictation of the Dutch Language. His sixth novel was Het diner (2009; The Dinner), which was translated into 21 languages including English, had sold over one million copies throughout Europe, and won the 2009 NS Audience award (Dutch: NS Publieksprijs). A Dutch play of The Dinner was in theaters in 2012 and a Dutch movie of the book was released in 2013. An Italian movie adaptation, The Dinner (Italian: I Nostri Ragazzi), was released in 2014. An English-language film adaptation, The Dinner, was released in 2017. Koch's characters are usually highly disagreeable, distrusting and violent, and they often defend questionable morals and extreme views. Underlying themes in their narratives include happiness, mediocrity, disgust, the right to live, cynicism, violence, beauty, and the ugly. Koch's writing style is easy to follow and straightforward. Personal life Koch is married to Amalia, and they have a son. Koch is a half-brother of writer Els Pelgrom. Bibliography Short stories (1985) De voorbijganger (The Passerby) (1991) Hansaplast voor een opstandige (Hansaplast for a Rebel), under the pseudonym Menno Voorhof (1998) Geen agenda (No Agenda) (2001) Schrijven & drinken (Writing & Drinking) (2001) Dingetje (Thingy) (2003) Alle verhalen (All Stories) (2012) Korte geschiedenis van het bedrog (Brief History of Deceit) Novels (1989) Red ons, Maria Montanelli (Save Us, Maria Montanelli) (1996) Eindelijk oorlog (War at Last) (2000) Eten met Emma (Eating With Emma) (2003) Odessa Star (Odessa Star) (2005) Denken aan Bruce Kennedy (Thinking About Bruce Kennedy) (2009) Het diner; English translation: The Dinner (2012) ISBN 9780770437855 (2011) Zomerhuis met zwembad; English translation: Summer House with Swimming Pool (2014) ISBN 9780804138819 (2014) Geachte heer M. (Dear Mr. M.) (2016) De greppel (The Ditch) (2020) Finse dagen (Finnish Days) (2021) Een film met Sophia Columns (1999) Het evangelie volgens Jodocus (The Gospel According To Judoc) (2010) De ideale schoonzoon (The Ideal Son-in-law) References External links Herman Koch, official website Herman Koch at IMDb. Discover the Herman Koch popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Herman Koch books.
Best Seller Herman Koch Books of 2024
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After Me, The Deluge
David ForrestThis is the story of a young priest in the tiny French village of St. PierredesMonts who receives a telephone call from God warning that he is about to destroy mankind with a secon...
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The Book of Mirrors
E. O. ChiroviciAn elegant, pageturning thriller in the vein of Night Film and Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, this tautly crafted novel is about stories: the ones we tell, the ones we keep hidden...
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The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories
Joost Zwagerman'The stories here will provoke, delight and impress. Joost Zwagerman's selection forms a fascinating guidebook to a landscape you'll surely want to wander in again.' Clare Lowden, ...
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The Well
Catherine ChanterSet in a modernday Britain where water is running out everywhere except at the farm of one seemingly ordinary family whose mysterious good fortune leads to a shocking act of violen...
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The Antiques
Kris D'AgostinoA family reunites after the death of its patriarch just as a hurricane tears through town in this “sparklingly funny novel about love, power, money, and adult siblings finding the ...
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Odessa Star
Herman KochEin Thriller aus der Amsterdamer Unterwelt: Spießer in MidlifeCrisis schließt Freundschaft mit einem MafiaBoss. (Denkt er.)Mit »Odessa Star« begann Herman Kochs lockere Folge von R...
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Sehr geehrter Herr M.
Herman KochEin Schriftsteller, zwei verliebte Gymnasiasten und ein auf mysteriöse Weise verschwundener Lehrer stehen im Zentrum von Herman Kochs Erfolgsroman, der den Leser in ein Wechselbad ...
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Sommerhaus mit Swimmingpool
Herman KochDiesem Hausarzt ist nichts heilig, auch nicht seine Familie – der neue Roman von Herman KochMarc Schlosser ist Hausarzt in Amsterdam. Als einer seiner Patienten, der berühmte Schau...
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Fear
Dirk Kurbjuweit“Fear shifts our moral codes. It makes us accessories to murder. A great achievement.” Herman Koch, author of The DinnerAn acclaimed German writer makes his American debut with thi...
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The Truth and Other Lies
Sascha ArangoNEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A literary crime thriller with “a clever plot that always surprises, told with dark humor and dry wit” (The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice)...
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The Ditch
Herman KochThe bracing and inventive new novel of suspicions and secrecy from Herman Koch, the New York Times bestselling author of The DinnerWhen Robert Walter, popular mayor of Amsterdam, s...
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Our Family
Marvin KochThis book traces the history of the Herman and Henrietta Koch family who emigrated from the Province of Lippe in Germany to this country in 1852. The history is a reporting of exte...
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Man of the Year
Caroline Louise WalkerA sinister, sophisticated debut thriller by “a remarkable new voice to watch” (J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author), Man of the Year has been lauded by Shelf Awareness ...