You’ve stopped working. Your career has ended. That means you’re retired. But then what? You have all the time in the world! But what will you do with it all?
Youp van ’t Hek, together with illustrator Marije Tolman, has light-hearted answers to these tough questions. A book chock full of tips and wisdom to make the life of the unemployed retiree as pleasant as possible.
Excerpt from Oceans of Time:
The retirement party. You know everyone. You know them too well. Way too well. And they’re all there. Bob, that snake who spent years angling for your job. He hates your guts and always whispered the most awful things about you. Look at him. He can barely hide his relief.
YOUP VAN ‘T HEK (b. 1954) is a Dutch comedian, writer and columnist. Since 1988, he has written a popular weekly column for NRC Handelsblad. Every year since 1991, those columns are compiled into book form. Youp’s New Year’s Eve Shows and theatre texts are also published by Thomas Rap.
MARIJE TOLMAN (b. 1976) studied graphic design and typography at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and Illustration and Design in Edinburgh. In 2019, she won the Zilveren Penseel, an annual Dutch award for the best-illustrated children’s book.
