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Welcome to the site of the renowned Dutch author Heleen van Royen. Heleen van Royen is a bestselling author, famous for her provocative way of writing.
She sold 1.7 million copies of her novels worldwide. Her work has appeared in numerous
countries and languages. Heleen’s bestselling debut novel “The Happy Housewife” was
published in eleven countries and made into a successful film, starring Carice van Houten
(“Blackbook”, “Valkyrie”, “Game of Thrones”) in the lead role. The film won the award
for Best European Independent Dramatic Feature at the European Independent film
festival in Paris.
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Heleen shows summer fashion 2012 |
Telegraaf magazine VROUW, July 6th, 2012
Photos by Mark Uyl
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The premiere of De mannentester (The Man Tester) |
The premiere of De mannentester in film theatre Tuschinski in Amsterdam was a great success.
Over 800 fans and friends were there when Heleen received the first copy of her new book.
Here are a few links to some clips of the premiere.
- Verleid door Heleen van Royen, De Telegraaf
- Mannen testen in een bomvol Tuschinski, AT5
More information about Heleens new book De mannentester will be online soon!
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Escape longlisted for Award |
Escape, the latest novel by Heleen, has been longlisted for the Impac Dublin Award 2009. This literary prize involves an amount of €100.000. This is the second time Heleen has been longlisted for this award. In 2003 that honour fell to The Happy Housewife.
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Today, the Hebrew edition of Escape, that is מחנק was presented in Israel.
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The Happy Housewife: alive and kicking! |
Twelve years after its first publication, The Happy Housewife still causes commotion.
Albert Verlinde’s theatre company will be producing a play based on Heleen’s debut novel, which will be in theaters late next year.
Professor in Political Theory Vaessens refers to The Happy Housewife as an important, interesting book that matters, in short: literature. The Dutch article can be found here.
Last but not least, Professor Meindert Fennema compares The Happy Housewife to Madame Bovary, the worldfamous main character from the book of the same name by Gustav Flaubert. The Dutch article can be read at Groene.nl.
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The Dutch weekly Revu awards Heleen three stars |
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Together with marketing expert Ray Kluun, sexbomb Van Royen makes up a despised duo within the Dutch literary landscape.
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Dutch bestselling author Heleen van Royen is staying at the W hotel in Chicago when she decides she wants some male company. She presses the whatever-you-want-button in her room, but gets no for an answer.
'Why not? This is America. The land of instant gratification.'
Utterly frustrated she continues her quest in Amsterdam, her hometown, where ordering sex allegedly is as easy as ordering pizza or a pound of weed. To her great indignation even the city that is supposed to be as liberal as San Francisco lets her down.
'I’m on to a scandal here. This is news, an outrage! There are no decent gigolos to be had in Amsterdam!
When Heleen finally finds a professional who is prepared to do the honors, things don't go exactly as planned... |
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