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Yael van der Wouden

About 

Yael van der Wouden is a writer and teacher. She currently lectures in creative writing and comparative literature in the Netherlands. Her essay on Dutch identity and Jewishness,  "On (Not) Reading Anne Frank",  has received a notable mention in  The Best American Essays 2018The Safekeep  is her debut novel and was acquired in hotly-contested nine-way auctions in both the UK and the US. Rights have sold in a further twelve countries.

Photo credit: Roosmarijn Broersen

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Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025
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Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2025
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