Thomas van Aalten (born September 26, 1978) is a
Dutch writer. He made his debut with a story in the
literary
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magazine ''Zoetermeer'', at the age of 19. Van Aalten has written the novels ''Sneeuwbeeld'' (2000), ''Tupelo'' (2001), ''Sluit Deuren en Ramen'' (2003), ''Coyote'' (2006) and ''De Onderbreking'' (2009) and several articles for magazines such as
3voor12,
Passionate, VARA TV Magazine, Revu and
Vrij Nederland. Van Aalten's style is characterized by absurd dialogues, creepy atmospheres and strange characters. He is a
F.C. St. Pauli enthusiast and fan of rock music like
Motörhead,
The Sisters of Mercy. Van Aalten also often works together with Berlin-based burlesque filmmaker
Edwin Brienen
Edwin Brienen (born June 15, 1971 in Alkmaar, Netherlands) is a Dutch film director, actor, producer, journalist and radio moderator. In German press he's often called 'the Dutch Fassbinder' because of the high production-level and style of his ...
.
His ''fifth novel'' was a stunt; ''Exile'' appeared only on a mobile phone after sending an SMS text message.
The story contained comments on the abuse of new technologies.
References
External links
Author's website
1978 births
Living people
People from Lingewaard
21st-century Dutch writers
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