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Sep 16, 2022 · The Dutch colonial history is well represented in the collections of the British Library. Megan Strutt takes the reader through the Dutch-Surinamese collections via Johan Fretz’s novel ‘Onder de Paramariboom’.
Megan will use Onder de Paramariboom (2018), an award-winning autobiographic novel by the Dutch-Surinamese writer Johan Fretz as a ‘tool’ for navigating the British Library’s maps, images and texts. The collection items will situate Fretz’s novel within a broader historical and visual context.
Last summer, Megan headed to London to dive into the Dutch-Surinamese archives of the British Library, an extensive collection of material related to the former Dutch Colony that, until now, had remained underexposed.
Johannes Danie͏̈l Christophorus (Johan) Fretz (Dordrecht, 1985) is een Nederlands schrijver, columnist, theatermaker, documentairemaker en podcastmaker.
5 March 2019. Don't Mention the I-word. Dutch at Sheffield reaches beyond the institution, the city and beyond Yorkshire. We are proud to announce our London Literary Evening: 'Don't mention the I-word". Issues of identity and belonging continue to dominate our politics, society and art.
Oct 3, 2020 · In Fretz’s novel, Johannes’ trip to Suriname took him on a journey of self-discovery which also led me through the collections of the British Library. I may not have covered the distance that he did, but Fretz’s narrative certainly made me feel closer to Suriname.
Book of My Life: Johan Fretz Writers tell us about their favourite book: the book that inspires or touches them, that set their artistic, moral or intellectual compass. In short, the book they would recommend to everyone.
