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

"An engaged writer, Leonieke Baerwaldt, and also original."

De Volkskrant, the talents of 2022

“Thanks to Baerwaldt's recycling of fables, myths, and fairy tales by Andersen and Grimm, we experience what binds us, humans.”

TZUM

“It's a hypnotic, melancholic story that Baerwaldt tells. Her words are poetic and each one is convincing. '

**** Noordhollands Dagblad

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

Het Parool