Not a princess sometimes a lioness

Illustrations for June/July book review section

1. For the review of “De mooiste brieven van Kartini”. A feminist before this term existed, Raden Adjeng Kartini, although limited as a woman by the conventions of the times she lived in, kept a prolific correspondence discussing with many other Indonesian women authors. All this in just 25 years of her life! Too short Contrary to belief she was not a princess⚔️ but she was sometimes called lioness
2. A beautifully written piece by Wytske Versteeg, in which she reviewed Crudités by Anneke Brassinga. Rosa Luxembourg on the left, sitting on the table. *Remember to always wash your salad.
3. Over the collegial exchange btw authors Renate Dorrestein and Alex Boogers.
4. Jan Wolkers “Dagboek 1968”, nor me nor the editor had the copy at the time of the illustration making, we just knew it was a journal, something describing threesomes and protesting the Vietnam war -but better keeping it general.
5. Something about Nature inspiring people to revolution for “Een Nieuw geluid, De geboorte van de moderne poëzie in Nederland 1900-1940” (always enjoy working with @janssensasja texts). All references to contemporary circumstances fully intentional, obv.
6. For the absurd stories of Het gore left by Sarah Arnolds.