Tommy Wieringa is concerned about culture, democracy and intellectual freedom. Although current events are the reason to take up his pen, he always goes deeper by seeing burning questions in their historical context and simultaneously by making a moral appeal.
Wieringa excels as a columnist, his writing offers an incisive analysis of the disruptions of our time and in doing so make us consider them further and search for solutions.
‘As a columnist, Tommy Wieringa is like a father in a ruthless world.’ – DE GROENE AMSTERDAMMER
‘Thoughts on Our Time is akin to his novels, since the result of all this fine thinking and writing is light and dark at the same time.’ – HUMO
Tommy Wieringa (b. 1967) is the author of, among other books, Joe Speedboat (F. Bordewijk Prize), Little Caesar (shortlist International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), These Are the Names (Libris Literature Prize), The Death of Murat Idrissi (nominated for the International Booker Prize), The Blessed Rita (both the Jury and Readers’ Bookspot Literature Prizes) and This is My Mother. Wieringa had the honor of interviewing Barack Obama in 2020. His work is praised around the world and has been translated in over twenty countries.
