Jessica Durlacher (; born 6 September 1961) is a Dutch

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, columnist and novelist. Her father is the sociologist and writer Gerhard Durlacher, who survived the

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. She is married to novelist

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and they have two children, Moos and

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accessed October 8, 2006 Jessica Durlacher writes

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s and

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s for several magazines, such as

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. She made her debut as a novelist in 1997 with ''Het Geweten'' (''The Conscience''), following with ''De Dochter'' (''The Daughter'') in 2000. Both novels are about children of

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. Her third novel, ''Emoticon'', was published in 2004. The story is set against the background of the

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. Her novels have been translated into German, Swedish, Russian and Italian. In the fall of 2005 she was a co-professor, together with Johan Snapper and

, at Berkeley of the course titled ''

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and After,'' focusing on Dutch

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literature and film, and recent religious and political developments in the Netherlands.Dutch Studies – Courses
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Bibliography

* ''Het geweten'' (1998) * ''De dochter'' (2000) * ''Op scherp'' (2001) * ''Nieuwbouw'' (2004) * ''Emoticon'' (2004) * ''Schrijvers!'' (2005)

References

External links

Official website
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