Leonieke Baerwaldt

About Leonieke Baerwaldt

Leonieke Baerwaldt was born in 1985.

She studied philosophy and literary studies,

published short stories at Papieren Helden, De Gids, and De Revisor, among others.

Her debut novel This is where we come from (2021)

and her second book Days like strange symptoms (2024)

were published by Querido Publishers.

Novel (2021) | Querido

Novel (2024) | Querido

“The incongruity of life, seriously shaped. Great book, in the sense of being speechless, impressed. '

Literair Nederland

“A wonderful and wonderful debut by Leonieke Baerwaldt, which amazes the reader from one to the next.”

Trouw

“Leonieke Baerwaldt weaves the enchanting visual language of a fairy tale with a raw story of loss, displacement, poverty and abuse.”

NRC (****)

“An ultimate story about maternal love and loss that more than poignantly shows how hope prolongs torture.”

Het Parool