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*Typical Dutch* cheerfully rejects the idea that the Netherlands is ordinary. The counterexamples range from Buddhism in the polders to disguised trash cans, and the ingenuity of low-maintenance front yards. This book offers witty reflections and a unique perspective on everyday life. After flipping through it, you’ll never look at your surroundings the same way again. At every street corner, you’ll stop and ask yourself: Why?
*Typical Dutch* shows what the Netherlands is really like—a country where the desire to stand out and the desire to belong vie for priority. In recent years, Jan Dirk van der Burg, a contributor to the *NRC* and *Volkskrant* newspapers and also the *Fotograaf des Vaderlands* (Photographer of the Netherlands), has traveled the country to capture it in images. Typical Dutch brings together Van der Burg’s remarkable photo series into a strange portrait of a country that considers itself very ordinary. If you think you know the Netherlands, buy this book.
Published by nai010 publishers 2022
22 x 26.5cm
272 pages
ISBN 978-94-6208-667-8
*Typical Dutch* cheerfully rejects the idea that the Netherlands is ordinary. The counterexamples range from Buddhism in the polders to disguised trash cans, and the ingenuity of low-maintenance front yards. This book offers witty reflections and a unique perspective on everyday life. After flipping through it, you’ll never look at your surroundings the same way again. At every street corner, you’ll stop and ask yourself: Why?
*Typical Dutch* shows what the Netherlands is really like—a country where the desire to stand out and the desire to belong vie for priority. In recent years, Jan Dirk van der Burg, a contributor to the *NRC* and *Volkskrant* newspapers and also the *Fotograaf des Vaderlands* (Photographer of the Netherlands), has traveled the country to capture it in images. Typical Dutch brings together Van der Burg’s remarkable photo series into a strange portrait of a country that considers itself very ordinary. If you think you know the Netherlands, buy this book.
Published by nai010 publishers 2022
22 x 26.5cm
272 pages
ISBN 978-94-6208-667-8
