‘Rough, robust, raw – that is Wild Woman. Jeroen Olyslaegers’ new book is like ‘Game of Thrones’ in sixteenth-century Antwerp.’ – TROUW

‘A masterpiece. At times, Olyslaegers brings Shakespeare to mind: warm-blooded and raw, elegant and compact, funny and wise.’ – HET PAROOL

‘If only for Olyslaegers’ language – both lyrical and vernacular at the same time – Wild Woman is a delight. And then he also tells a magnificent story with it.’ – HET FINANCIEELE DAGBLAD

‘With relish and tangible delight, Olyslaegers evokes a bygone age, brings it to life in a rich, efflorescent and sumptuous style.’ – NRC HANDELSBLAD

‘A dizzying story about a vibrant but also cursed city that must struggle with its many enemies.’ **** – HET NIEUWSBLAD

‘A wonderful novel – a farce as well as a tragedy. With Wild Woman, Jeroen Olyslaegers has written the new crown of his oeuvre. He masterfully takes us back to the time of the Great Iconoclasm and Brueghel.’ ***** – DE STANDAARD

‘The writer steeps everything in a luscious and enviably precise style and he peels the story slowly, but at the same time not a pentameter too slowly. Wild Woman is my new favourite Olyslaegers.’ **** – HUMO